Maui News

A large tree fell in Kahului Saturday afternoon, blocking both lanes of Puunene Avenue. The incident was reported at 2 p.m. on Puunene Avenue between Wakea Avenue and West Kauai Street. Maui police closed the road while crews worked to remove the tree. The following series of photos was captured by our Maui Now readers.

Ongoing airfield maintenance at Runway 2-20 in Kahului will result in increased air traffic over Kahului, Wailuku and Spreckelsville this weekend.

Authorities say three unknown males entered the Maui Blocks buisiness in Puunene and stole two four-wheel ATVs.

The public’s help is sought in identifying an individual wanted for allegedly attempting to purchase goods with counterfeit US currency during an incident at the Kihei Safeway in February.

The Kahului Airport Master Plan Update is to assess the capacity of existing facilities and to determine if these facilities are adequate to meet projected future demands.

Mahalo to our online weather watchers who captured the damage done in East Maui overnight in the following images.

From pellet-size hail to structural damage and road closures, Hana in East Maui felt the brunt of the storm overnight and into today. A run down of advisories and response efforts is posted here.

A Flash Flood Warning has been extended for Maui until 12:15 p.m. At 9 a.m., forecasters from the National Weather Service reported that radar showed rainfall had ended over East Maui, but runoff levels remain high.

Affected areas include Kahului, Wailuku, Paia, Spreckelsville, Waihee, Waikapu, Puunene, Kihei, Wailea, Makena, and Maalaea.

Prior to his appointment, Champley worked as a Maui-based senior energy consultant, focused on clean energy resource integration in Hawai’i.

Maui motorists experienced several slow-downs throughout the day. On the Honoapiilani Highway, two accidents were reported on Thursday afternoon. On the Kahekili Highway and South Kihei Road, heavy ponding was reported.

Rain gauges at 2:45 p.m. showed 3-hour rain totals of 0.26 inches in Haiku, 0.20 inches at the Kahului Airport, 1.82 inches at Puu Kukui, 1.12 inches at the Waikapu Country Club, and 1.18 inches at Mahinahina in West Maui.

County crews from the Department of Public Works and the Maui Fire Department responded to several weather related issues over the last 24 hours.

‘Iao Valley State Park and Polipoli Spring State Park on Maui are both closed this afternoon due to heavy rains and rising stream water at ‘Iao stream.

House lawmakers today set aside $12 million in funds as they prepare to deal with damages caused by several days of heavy rains, flooding and sewage spills on the island of Kaua’i. Rains today temporarily overwhelmed the Hawaii Public Housing Authority sewer lift station in Kapaa, resulting in a wastewater spill.

Emergency crews were called to assist a Molokai couple early this morning when they awoke to find their home flooded with water almost to their knees.

Heavy rains and floods undermined a 36-inch drainage culvert under the road, resulting in its closure on Monday. The HDOT will reopen the south leg of of the bypass on Monday, March 12, weather-permitting.

Impacts of a G3 reading could include intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems and intermittent signals for high frequency radio. Auroras may also be possible in Illinois and Oregon.

Volunteers spent more than 15,000 hours completely rebuilding the wa‘a kaulua for today’s event, which marks the 37th anniversary of the original launch of the vessel on March 8 of 1975.

Radar images at 12:06 p.m. showed rainfall rates of three-and-a-half to four inches per hour, according to the NWS. The area of heavy rain continues to move west through the West Maui Mountain chain.