Maui News

Sixty-seven birds have been found dead at Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Kahului.

Surfers and boaters are asked to stay clear of the removal operation that begins tomorrow. Parker Marine will secure heavy lines to the vessel and its mast, and by afternoon begin pulling them in with a winch to the nearby Kamehameha Iki beach park.

Since inception of its solar program in 2001, MECO has added 29.3 solar systems for every 1,000 customers.

Jay-R Ka‘awa the new po‘o kumu or principal for the school’s High School Academies that includes grades 11 and 12; and Lance Cagasan was named new po‘o kumu for the High School Foundation Program that covers grades 9 and 10. Both begin their new roles on June 22, 2012.

The Makawao Forest Reserve, which has been closed since Monday due to a brush fire, reopens today. The reserve was the site of a fire that burned 10 acres over four days.

“We have a sacred duty to make sure that these areas where their bones are resting, are treated with the utmost sense of respect and reverence.”

Many in Maui County are eager to learn more about the billionaire buying the Hawaiian Island of Lana’i. The transaction is still subject to final government approval.

The new law comes as crews work to eradicate the deer population in Hawai‘i County, before ranchers and farmers face the same problems now occurring on Maui.

The Maui County Council’s General Plan Committee will conduct meetings next month on proposed directed growth boundaries. The first will be held on July 5 and will focus on the Makawao, Pukalani, and Kula areas. Another meeting is planned for July 10, to discuss growth boundaries in Haiku and Paia.

In the state house, Maui incumbents Gil Keith-Agaran, Angus McKelvey and Mele Carroll were supported, as well as newcomers Kaneila Ing and Ekolu Kalama.

Mayor Alan Arakawa was among the Maui officials who responded today to news of the recently confirmed sale of the island of Lana’i by releasing a statement this afternoon.

The forest reserve will remain closed to the public due to safety concerns through at least Thursday, and possibly longer, according to officials with the state DLNR.

State officials have confirmed the sale of the island of Lana’i to Oracle Corporation co-founder and chief executive officer, Lawrence Ellison.

A plan to change the billing system at the Maui Department of Water Supply from bimonthly to monthly statements has been delayed indefinitely.

A fire that forced the temporary evacuation of residents in a Kula neighborhood on Tuesday is now 100% contained, but not yet extinguished.

Appointees under consideration include Richard W. Pollack to the State Supreme Court and Peter T. Cahill to the Second Circuit Court on Maui.

Governor Neil Abercrombie yesterday enacted a law to aid in Bee Hive Research and help in Hawaii’s fight to control pests and diseases that have been impacting the state’s bee populations.

A Maui police officer entered not guilty pleas today to allegations of four counts of third degree sex assault in a case involving a 15-year-old juvenile female.

When crews arrived on scene, they found the bottom floor of a 75- by 50-foot two-story structure about 75% engulfed, fire officials said.

An insurance company was on scene yesterday trying to stabilize the vessel with lines. The Molokai Ferry reportedly offered to assist in efforts to pull the vessel free during high tide.