Maui News

Just hours after announcing his selection of Peter T. Cahill as a judicial nomination to the Second Circuit Court on Maui, Governor Neil Abercrombie was informed that the appointment was made two days late.

US Senate candidates Ed Case and Mazie Hirono squared off on Maui today in one of three joint appearances planned this week. Maui Now was on hand to record the event in its entirety.

Cahill fills the vacancy created by the recent retirement of Judge Shackley Raffetto. The appointment, which is subject to state Senate confirmation, is for a 10-year term.

A 25-year-old Wailuku man was arrested for allegedly threatening the life of Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa, said Maui police.

Maui medics had more than 14,000 requests for ambulance response last year. They serve a tri-isle community with a total of 11 ground ambulances and one medevac helicopter.

Firefighters on Molokai responded to two separate brush fire incidents on Monday afternoon, June 11, 2012. The first was reported at 3:40 p.m. at a new subdivision in Kalamaula off of Likelike Street.

The woman suffered a femur fracture to her left leg as she was coming down the zipline and landing on the tower, authorities said.

Rescue crews from the Hana Fire Station assisted a 40-year-old man out of ʻOheʻo Gulch on Friday evening, June 8, 2012.

More than 30 employers are expected to participate in a “Hiring Our Heroes – Maui” event this week at the King Kamehameha Golf Club. The Maui event runs from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the King Kamehameha Golf Club, located at 2500 Honoapiilani Highway in Waikapu.

Maui voters will have an opportunity to view a live forum and debate between US Senate candidates Ed Case and Mazie Hirono. The event is hosted by AARP Hawaii, with the forum portion of the event focusing on Social Security and Medicare, as well as other issues of concern to residents age 50 and over.

The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns Office on Aging will sponsor a healthy living workshop beginning Monday, June 18, entitled “Better Choices…Better Health.”

The procession was hosted by the Royal Order of Kamehameha I – Kahekili Chapter on Maui and is traditionally held annually on the day of Kamehameha’s birth.

The body of a 45-year-old local man was pulled from waters off of Lana’i on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Authorities say the incident was reported at 4:09 p.m. in waters fronting Hulopoe Beach.

We began receiving inquiries at around 3:38 p.m., with heavy black smoke reported by passing motorists.

Dozens of community members joined in a procession up Main Street in Wailuku today, as they walked together in a silent vigil held in honor of a Maui boy who died last week in a suspected case of abuse.

The list includes firefighters Kaleo Kealoha, Patrick Fukuda, and Gavin Fujioka. “We are proud of the fact that we have personnel in place to make us a better department and allow us to serve better the community in which we live in and give them the chance to advance in their careers,” said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa explained how the county and Maui businesses are trying to do more with less resources during an annual address made before the Maui Chamber of Commerce on Friday.

The degree received unanimous approval from the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents at its monthly meeting held May 17. Students who graduate from the new associate degree program will have the option to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Hawaiian studies at either UH Mānoa or UH Hilo.

The MPD now has an online crime map that analyzes crime data, and alerts Maui residents about crimes in their area as they occur.

The procession will start at 4 p.m. at the Weinberg Building in Wailuku, and proceed up Main Street to the Court House on High Street, where a moment of silence will be observed in Zion’s memory.