Maui News

Under state law, it is unlawful to take, possess, or sell any moi during the months of June, July, and August. The closure is to allow populations to spawn during the critical summer months.

Continuous weathering over the years has resulted in leakage along the entire length of the flume, and DWS personnel say the bridges have become dangerous for maintenance personnel to traverse.

Maui musicians and vocalists were among those honored with awards at the 35th Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano event held Sunday night at the Hawai’i Convention Center.

Officials say the fire was called under control by 1:56 p.m., and the highway was reopened at 2:32 p.m. Mainaga said the area involved was approximately 100 yards long by 20 feet wide. The cause, he said, is undetermined at this time.

The incident was reported at 5:07 p.m., May 27, 2012, and crews from the Hana Fire station were dispatched to respond.

Four men were rescued when the boat they were in went adrift off of Molokai on Saturday afternoon. The incident was reported at 2:23 p.m. when those aboard the 23-foot “Nicole W” vessel contacted the Coast Guard for help.

Maui police say the two weapons recovered from the car driven by a slain theft suspect included a sawed-off shotgun and an airsoft pellet gun.

Loko o Mokuhinia was a 17-acre pond that is cited in Hawaiian traditions as the home of Kihawahine, a deity in royal lineage, and guardian for the sacred Mokuhinia ponds and Moku’ula island. In 1918, an executive order established the site as Malu’ulu o Lele Park.

The list of honorees includes: Rysen Otomo of Baldwin High School; Kaili Mossman of Kamehameha Schools-Maui; Gaylord Paul Garcia of Lahainaluna; Stephany Flores-Ramos and Angelo Sanakli of Maui High School; Alden Simmer of Seabury Hall; and Gerald Patrick Maeda and Keili R. Johnson of St. Anthony.

Maui County schools making the list were Maui High and King Kekaulike High School, both on the Valley Isle. A total of six Hawaii public schools were recognized in The Washington Post’s “2012 High School Challenge Index.” Others on the list were: Kalaheo High, Campbell High, Kalani High, and Mililani High on Oahu.

The 28-year-old man from Miami, Florida, was about three-fourths of a mile above the Kīpahulu Park Ranger Station when the incident occurred at around 1:20 p.m., according to Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Maui Police issued an update this afternoon saying they recovered firearms, as well as other items from a vehicle involved in Tuesday’s fatal shooting incident at the parking lot of the Mana Kai Resort.

The plan includes a separated pedestrian and bicycle shared-use path linking Waikapu and Wailuku, as well as a network of separated bikeways and sidewalks in Kahului, and a landscaped pedestrian and bicycle esplanade along Kahului Beach Road, fronting the harbor.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, May 26 at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Shopping Center.

NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center expects 2-4 tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific this season. That’s below the average of 4-5 seen in a typical season. Cyclones include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.

Supporters described the bill as a tool to “protect the character of neighborhoods while allowing an industry that has been in the background to come out in the open and provide jobs for Maui’s small businesses.”

An 18-year-veteran with the Maui Police Department was arrested for third degree sex assault yesterday following allegations of sexual misconduct made by a 15-year-old juvenile female, police said.

The Maui Regional Public Safety Complex is included on a list of state construction projects that the Governor has identified in a directive announced yesterday.

As of noon, crews were no longer on site, and repairs were no longer impacting traffic on Papa Avenue.

The recovery of a weapon remains under investigation. Acting Capt. Peter Delima, said police are still executing a warrant to get into the vehicle used in the incident.