Maui News

Authorities from Crime Stoppers say the subject in the attached surveillance photo was observed taking an envelope containing cash from a counter inside the bank.

By accepting the ceremonial title, Kealoha becomes the first official poet laureate for the state. He will also occasionally perform as Hawai’i Poet Laureate at official state events and represent Hawai’i at similar ceremonial events held nationally and internationally.

A “Hiring our Heroes” job and career fair is planned on Maui to assist active duty military members, Guard and Reserve members, and military and veteran spouses in need of work.

Police say the man was not wearing a helmet, and speed was a factor in the crash. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.

Maui firefighters recovered the body of a fisherman from waters off of Wailua in East Maui on Wednesday. Authorities have since identified the individual as a 39-year-old man from Deer Park, Washington.

Nineteen Maui students were selected from two summer internship programs at Haleakalā National Park. The programs were created last year to encourage high school and college students to learn about the National Park Service and explore potential careers.

High school juniors and seniors on Maui are invited to apply for the 2012 edition of the Hawaiian Studies, Summer Bridge Programs at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College. The preferred application deadline is May 18, 2012.

The event is the first showcase for students of the new Institute of Hawaiian Music at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College. The Kani Ka Pila session takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, in the McCoy Studio Theater.

The County of Maui completed the $996,000 purchase of 64 acres of undeveloped coastal wetlands at Ka‘ehu Bay in Paukukalo. Ka‘ehu is the last open space between Waiehu and Waihee and is used for cultural groups and practitioners. There is also an effort underway to eventually restore taro patches and fishponds in the area.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa joins his other mayoral counterparts across the state today in launching a Disaster Public Awareness pilot campaign. The results of the pilot will be used to create a statewide campaign with custom communication strategies for each county.

“We are humbled by the great success we’ve seen in our first year of operation,” said Travaasa Destinations co-founder, Joy Berry. “This promotion offers us the chance to say, ‘thank you’ to our guests and friends who have helped to make our vision a reality,” said Berry.

A 21-year-old woman from Carmel, California, had to be airlifted to safety after she jumped into a Maui pond and struck her leg on a submerged rock.

DOT officials say electrical copper wiring on the H-3 Freeway was cut sometime in late April. Fiber optic communications cabling was also cut, affecting control over electronic message boards that are used to display tunnel lane closure information on the Halawa-side.

A 61-year-old man was airlifted to safety this morning (Tuesday, May 1, 2012) after being located at the bottom of a gulch on Molokai.

Properties being sold have been delinquent for three or more years and have received a final notice of tax sale. As of April 30, 2012, eleven properties were scheduled to be sold at auction.

Lahaina, Maui made a list of top 25 places in the nation released today by TripAdvisor. The publication listed Lahaina 21 on a list of the best travelers’ Choice Destinations in the US.

The Community Clinic of Maui is the recipient of a $4.5 million grant made possible through new legislation outlined in the Affordable Care Act.

The retailer of native Hawaiian arts, crafts, clothing and supplies moved from its first home on Market Street to a new location at 1980 Main Street, in the space previously occupied by the reWailuku initiative.

Recently retired Maui Fire Captain, Lance Wendel, was diagnosed with leukemia and is on a mission to not only find a donor for himself, but other patients awaiting transplants. Lance and his fellow firefighters are volunteering their time to assist the staff of the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry in educating the public about the importance of becoming donors for patients in Hawaii and beyond.

“If the decision is delayed for a long period of time, we want to be able to access some of that money to do some of the work with the small towns that Wailuku Main Street would have done with the money,” said Mayor Alan Arakawa.