Maui News

Loko o Mokuhinia was a 17-acre pond that is cited in Hawaiian traditions as the home of Kihawahine, a deity in royal lineage, and guardian for the sacred Mokuhinia ponds and Moku’ula island. In 1918, an executive order established the site as Malu’ulu o Lele Park.

The list of honorees includes: Rysen Otomo of Baldwin High School; Kaili Mossman of Kamehameha Schools-Maui; Gaylord Paul Garcia of Lahainaluna; Stephany Flores-Ramos and Angelo Sanakli of Maui High School; Alden Simmer of Seabury Hall; and Gerald Patrick Maeda and Keili R. Johnson of St. Anthony.

Maui County schools making the list were Maui High and King Kekaulike High School, both on the Valley Isle. A total of six Hawaii public schools were recognized in The Washington Post’s “2012 High School Challenge Index.” Others on the list were: Kalaheo High, Campbell High, Kalani High, and Mililani High on Oahu.

The 28-year-old man from Miami, Florida, was about three-fourths of a mile above the Kīpahulu Park Ranger Station when the incident occurred at around 1:20 p.m., according to Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Maui Police issued an update this afternoon saying they recovered firearms, as well as other items from a vehicle involved in Tuesday’s fatal shooting incident at the parking lot of the Mana Kai Resort.

The plan includes a separated pedestrian and bicycle shared-use path linking Waikapu and Wailuku, as well as a network of separated bikeways and sidewalks in Kahului, and a landscaped pedestrian and bicycle esplanade along Kahului Beach Road, fronting the harbor.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, May 26 at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Shopping Center.

NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center expects 2-4 tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific this season. That’s below the average of 4-5 seen in a typical season. Cyclones include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.

Supporters described the bill as a tool to “protect the character of neighborhoods while allowing an industry that has been in the background to come out in the open and provide jobs for Maui’s small businesses.”

An 18-year-veteran with the Maui Police Department was arrested for third degree sex assault yesterday following allegations of sexual misconduct made by a 15-year-old juvenile female, police said.

The Maui Regional Public Safety Complex is included on a list of state construction projects that the Governor has identified in a directive announced yesterday.

As of noon, crews were no longer on site, and repairs were no longer impacting traffic on Papa Avenue.

The recovery of a weapon remains under investigation. Acting Capt. Peter Delima, said police are still executing a warrant to get into the vehicle used in the incident.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a 3.8 magnitude earthquake reported in the deep ocean off the Kona Coast of the Big Island early this morning. The incident was reported at 3:44 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

Maui police have since identified the victim as 31 year old Marshall M.K. Langford of Wailuku. County officials have confirmed that a second suspect also involved in the stolen car incident has since turned himself in to Maui police.

According to the annual INRIX Traffic Scorecard, drivers in Honolulu waste 58 hours in traffic, with the worst time to travel being on Tuesday’s after work from 5:15 to 5:30 p.m.

“The thought of a sidewalk and a paved walkway, so that people can view and visit the site makes my na’au turn,” said Makua of the cultural preserve plan for burials and iwi kūpuna.

Two Republican senators say they are concerned that an annual judicial conference on Maui is inconsistent with the nation’s financial crisis.

A trio of Maui Mayors, past and present, joined hands today in endorsing congressional candidate and former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann for Hawaii’s 2nd District. Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa joined former mayors Charmaine Tavares and James “Kimo” Apana in making the endorsement announcement at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu.

Congressional candidate Tulsi Gabbard filed nomination papers today for the 2nd District that includes Maui. Gabbard, who currently serves as a member of the Honolulu City Council, made her candidacy official by filing papers at the Office of Elections.