Maui News

A missing Molokai paddler was found clinging to his capsized canoe about two hours after and six miles away from where he was last seen earlier today.

Five hikers are safe this morning after they became stranded across a river in the Kaila section of East Maui.

Rescue crews responded to a report of several canoes in distress at Hale O Lono Harbor on Molokai, with an estimated 30 people in the water. The paddlers were preparing to start the Na Wahine O Ke Kai race from Molokai to Oahu.

The large blue plastic storage bin was found floating in the ocean off Waimanalo, O‘ahu, on September 18, 2012. The 4-foot cube bin, which is used for transport of live and frozen seafood, was spotted mid-way between Manana Island and the nearby pier by Makai Ocean Engineering staff.

UPDATE: 9:52 a.m. 9/23/12: The leak has since been fixed as of midnight on Saturday, and the conservation request has been lifted.

The first public DC Fast Charging Station fully charged its first EV at the parking lot in front of the Maui County building today.

The mauicounty.gov website joins fellow finalists Baltimore, Maryland and Sacramento as finalists in the “County Portal Category.”

Nearly an hour after opening, AT&T still had a line snaking back to the children’s play area near the Men’s Macy’s store.

Officials say the 72-year-old visitor from Rhode Island had collapsed after exiting the pool, and was initially found to be unresponsive.

While most other crops don’t readily take up much arsenic from the ground, rice is different because it takes up arsenic from soil and water more readily than other grains.

The Department of Environmental Management wants to extend a rock revetment by 1,200 feet to the west of the existing infrastructure. A public informational meeting to discuss the project will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Kahului Community Center Meeting Room.

The news comes as progress is evaluated on an executive order issued by the president earlier this year that called for a 40% increase in non-immigrant visa processing capacity in China and Brazil, and shortening wait times for personal interviews to three weeks or less.

A 22-year-old Captain Cook woman had been sitting in a car in a lot below the Kona Community Hospital when a male suspect reportedly approached her and demanded valuables.

University of Hawai’i Maui College’s Liko A’e Native Hawaiian Leadership Program is the recipient of a $4.7 million, three-year grant from the US Department of Education.

A Paia man was arrested today for suspected involvement in the fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian along the Paia Bypass Road on Sunday night.

The Maui Bus will alter its service on routes in Central Maui next week to accommodate the Maui Fair Parade.

The Maui Department of Water Supply today presented a plan to resolve the Upcountry Water Meter Priority List within the next two to three years. “This water meter list in my opinion, has to be dissolved in order for us to move forward,” said Mayor Arakawa. “It puts too many restrictions on how people can get water even when they’re on the list, so it’s creating more of a hazard than it is a solution at this point,” said Arakawa.

The fine for a violation is up to $500. Last year, the four county police departments issued a total of 2,206 child restraint citations.

Dr. Tracy Dorheim and Dr. Kimble Poon join the staff of the only hospital outside of Oahu to provide a full range of cardiac services, including open-heart surgery and angioplasty.

Firefighters and police responded to a report of a vehicle on fire on the grounds of the University of Hawai’i Maui College campus in Kahului this afternoon.