Maui News

Club leaders say their sailing canoe, Hoku Holo o Ke Kai was pushed into the ocean along with its Bigfoot trolley on or around Easter Sunday. The canoe was found undamaged, but the mast was stolen.

The Maui County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition is seeking business representatives to participate in a small focus group to develop strategies for worksite wellness.

Fire officials said the fire was first reported at 5:52 p.m. at a 1,000-square foot wooden structure. Authorities say the affected structure was a home that was converted to office space.

A grand opening and blessing ceremony was held today for the first county-owned roundabout on Maui. The new Kihei roundabout, located at the intersection of Piikea Avenue and Liloa Drive, is also the first full sized roundabout on Maui, that can accommodate both truck and county bus traffic.

According to Capt. Haake, the Fire Prevention receives about one call per month in regards to people wanting to burn yard waste and trash; but numerous calls per month in regards to people complaining about smoke issues from such fires.

The fourth in a series of district meetings will be held tonight to discuss the County’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Pomaikai Elementary School Cafeteria in Kahului.

The senate concurrent resolution is aimed at protecting Hawaii-grown tea, just as coffee grown in Hawaii is labeled and protected to encourage increased employment and revenue.

The stretch of roadway slated for repairs includes the segment between mile markers 15 and 16. The section of road is located on the north side of Waihali Gulch, just north of Kahakuloa Village on Conservation Lands that overlook Kahakuloa Bay.

When the pick-up truck effected a right turn onto Wahikuli Road in front of the moped, the moped collided with the right front fender of the pick-up truck, police said. Medic 4 arrived on scene at 11:39 a.m. and found the patient unresponsive and with traumatic head injuries.

A wind advisory is in effect for portions of Maui County and the Big Island through 10 p.m. tonight, Sunday, April 8, 2012.

There were four incidents in Waiehu, three in Kihei, two in Lahaina, and single incidents reported in Haiku, Kahului, Kaunakakai, Makawao, Napili, Paia, and Wailea.

“In a hospital, you can’t stop taking care of patients,” said MMMC CEO, Wesley Lo. “You don’t have the ability to go down.”

Lead supporters of the measure want the state to step up in the protection and safety of ocean users in near-shore waters.

A Maui student was selected today as the 2012 Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii “Youth of the Year”. The award was issued to Baldwin High School junior, Lopaka Mattos, who will serve as the club’s regional representative.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will offer a new program for pre-service and in-service teachers on Maui in June. The teacher institute program, run by the department’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife, is intended for teachers and educators of grades K through 6.

Maui County kicked off a campaign yesterday to raise one ton of new and used books for sister cities in Ilocos Norte.

MISC members were credited for working to guard the county from environmental threats including coqui frogs, pampas grass, veiled chameleons, miconia, and more.

Plans call for the construction of a 4-lane, 4700-foot stretch of road between Puunene Avenue and the Hana Highway, with intersections at Dairy Road, Pakaula Street, and the Hana Highway.

State Senator Roz Baker, Representative Angus McKelvey, and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation will host the meeting, set for 2 p.m. at the Pioneer Inn Courtyard in Lahaina.

Faavae E. Tuinei, 35, was arrested on Saturday night after relatives of a 13-year-old victim detained the man in Pana’ewa.