Maui News

The fire was first reported at 3:35 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2012, in a vacant lot at the end of Waiono Place, between Namauu Place and Waiapo Street in Kihei, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Residents from the County of Maui are invited to fill out a community survey drafted by the County of Maui.

While responding, an observatory supervisor told crews that it was a generator that was smoking, and the unit had been turned off.

The Grand Marshal this year is Archie Kalepa, the 2012 Duke Kahanamoku Waterman Hall of Fame Inductee and Officer Safety Officer for the County of Maui.

One of the missions moving forward is to explore options for converting the plantation from a sugar farm into a bio-energy farm, said HC&S.

The focus instead was on what could be done together in moving to harvest methods and crops that would end burning.

The quake was reported at 1:40 p.m. HST on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

Oracle Team USA’s General Manager, Grant Simmer said that with full-time training underway, the team is reevaluating its winter program needs.

Invitations have yet to be mailed; but this year’s Noble Chef event is already sold out.The annual fundraising event features creations from top chefs as they mentor Maui students.

A group that is seeking to end the burning of sugar cane on Maui delivered petitions with more than 8,700 signatures to the State Department of Health on Tuesday.

Preliminary evidence reveals that female ‘opihi live higher on the rocky shore than male ‘opihi. Researchers say the findings will help in restoration efforts of ‘opihi habitat in populated areas like O‘ahu.

A manpower shortage resulted in a missed trash route today affecting the Haiku, Paia, Kuau, Spreckelsville service areas.

Maui’s chefs are invited to take part in the action by competing against Maui firefighters for the best chili recipes in categories ranging from “Hazmat” where anything goes, to “Wild Land” for the vegetarian crowd.

Skin Stories traces the roots of tattoo, highlighting individual stories and the evolution of cultural traditions in the Pacific. The screening begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

The annual event has gained popularity among island residents, and has become an important fundraising event for the Maui United Way Campaign.

The briefing was the first in a series of meetings to discuss the University’s failed Stevie Wonder Concert fundraiser, and look into oversight, accountability and transparency at UH.

“Every one of these is like a fishing expedition. So we’re always trying to catch a good story,” said camera operator Carl Johnson.

The following closures will commence on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 4:15 p.m. to accommodate traffic associated with the Maui Fair parade in Kahului.

ORACLE Racing is proposing the use of Kaumalapau Harbor on the island of Lāna‘i as a temporary base of operations to support the development of a high-performance boat for competitive sailing events.

The advisory was issued as a northwest swell slowly diminishes, and combines with wind waves to produce combined seas at 10 feet or greater.