Maui News

Under the program, Maui officers in the Kihei District and other participating agencies volunteer as mentors for at-risk youth for a full year.

The governor said the projects will help to meet the growing demand from travelers, and further result in more opportunities for quality work for Hawaii residents.

The intent of the forum is to render the Pacific region more resilient, connected to the world, and capable of effectively delivering to its citizens.

The incident was reported at 5:30 p.m. in an area where the boy was hiking along the shoreline near the Captain Cook monument at Kealakekua Bay.

The latest reports involve individuals selling jewelry claiming the funds are for a trip to Tahiti for dancers from the hālau of well-known international entertainer and Kumu Hula Keali`i Reichel, whom they claim is gravely ill.

At the blessing event, Panasonic Corporation announced the donation of 30- Panasonic 220 watt Photovoltaic panels (6.6 kW) to offset the community centers energy requirements.

The 18-year-old woman from North Carolina sustained lower back, leg injuries, scrapes and bruises during the fall from rocks in the valley.

The Honoapiilani Highway is now open following an accident that forced the closure of the road for about two hours overnight. The closure went into effect at 1:55 a.m. on the Honoapiilani Highway between Akahele Street and Lower Honoapiilani Road. Details of the accident are pending release.

Beginning today, the Maui Police Department is stepping up enforcement against red-light violators by assessing fines of $ 97.00 to those that break the law. The campaign will continue for several weeks.

Traffic Advisory: 12:50 p.m. 7/2/12, Motorists traveling on the Haleakala Highway are advised of a slow down in traffic due to a couple of small fires in an area of cane and brush alongside the road. The incidents were reported along the Haleakala Hwy between the Hana Hwy and Firebreak Road. Fire crews were conducting mop-up operations at last report. Motorists can expect a delay in travel as traffic resumes its normal flow.

Rescue crews launched a search on Oahu this afternoon for a possible missing diver in an area north of Pokai Bay.

Highway improvements are being made to better accommodate the large semi-trucks that are scheduled to transport “superloads” of wind turbine components to the project site in August.

“The importance of properly maintaining aging dams across the country cannot be overstated,” said Sen. Akaka, who recalled the Ka Loko Dam collapse in 2006 that resulted in the death of seven people, as it washed through both homes and farmland.

McDonald’s of Lahaina will hold a grand reopening event on Saturday, July 7, 2012, to celebrate the newly remodeled restaurant.

A visitor was rescued from waters off of Central Maui yesterday after calls were made of a windsurfer in distress.

The Hana Highway (Hwy 360) is now open at mile marker 26 in Nahiku. Crews were alternating traffic using one lane because of a large tree and utility lines that were blocking the highway.

Authorities say the woman, who was a local resident, reported being disoriented for a short period of time, but found her way back on track. She did not require any medical attention, according to officials.

Fire crews on Maui were dispatched after receiving reports of a fire within the carport of a Napili Gardens townhouse on Friday afternoon. When crews made entry into the carport at around 2:20 p.m., they found an overheated garage door motor with combustion residue on the ceiling.

Governor Abercrombie notified the State Legislature this week of his intent to veto 19 bills. To date, the governor has signed more than 150 measures into law. The deadline to veto bills, sign them into law, or let them become law without his signature, is July 10.

Authorities say the individual depicted in the accompanying surveillance photo attempted to break into an ATM on Front Street in the early morning hours of June 1, 2012.