Maui News

Police arrested Ezekiel Wakinekona of Kameula on suspicion of abuse of a household member. The arrest stems from a report on Friday, January 13, of a 3-year-old girl who was found at home unconscious with labored breathing.

The majority caucus, made up of Democrats, identified job creation & the creation of a sustainable economy as critical priorities.

A cold front northwest of Kauai brought wet weather to the Garden Isle today, but is resulting in gusty winds for the rest of the state.

The Maui Ocean Center will host its first voluntary public cleanup of the new year this coming weekend at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge.

MECO officials say a downed power line is to blame for an outage affecting customers in Wailuku. A fallen coconut tree brought down the lines that resulted in the outage.

Governor Abercrombie was tasked with selecting a successor when OHA declared an impasse during a meeting in December. Lindsey will be sworn in as an OHA Trustee today.

A 57-year-old Hana woman suffered fatal injuries when the vehicle she was in traveled off the Hana Highway near Nahiku. The driver, a 39-year-old man, was arrested for suspicion of negligent homicide and released pending further investigation. Maui police say the involvement of speed and alcohol are suspected.

The incidents included two incidents each in Kihei and Wailuku; and single incidents in Honokohau Valley and Makawao.

A 17 year old male hiker was found in the area of the bamboo forest trail two hours after being reported missing. The teen was hiking with a group of six individuals when he decided to turn back about three miles into the hike.

The purpose of the informational meeting is to inform the public about the current condition of Runway 2-20, present several repair options that are being considered, and discuss possible short-term and long-term effects of the options.

Governor Neil Abercrombie is expected to announce his appointment of Carmen Kahulumealani “Hulu” Lindsey tomorrow as Maui’s newest trustee to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Lindsey will fill the post that was vacated by retired Judge Boyd Mossman, who resigned on November 2, 2011 to fulfill a church calling in Kona.

“We march with them for the rights of every man–whether black or white, yellow or red–for every woman, for every child, for every elder,” said Kahu Hill who also reflected on tomorrow’s anniversary of the day that Hawaii’s last queen was overthrown on January 17, 1893.

The African American Foundation of Maui sponsors its annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace March and Festivities today.

Images of the first transport of wind turbines and tower componets of First Winds’ Kaheawa wind farm above Maalaea are now available.

A security zone will be enforced one hour prior to Kaunakakai Harbor entries and departures by the passenger vessel Safari Explorer when it resumes service to Molokai on Jan. 21. An informational meeting is set for Jan. 17.

Dr. Dang previously served as the Chief of Surgery and Chief of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery at The Queen’s Medical Center. In his new capacity on Maui, he will join the Maui Heart and Vascular Clinic located at 1849 Wili Pa Loop in Wailuku.

Beginning today, January 13, First Wind will begin transporting large wind turbines from the Maui Research and Technology Park in Kihei to Kaheawa Wind II, a wind farm located above Ma’alaea.

The Maui Police Department would like to remind the community that they will be hosting town hall meetings around Maui starting from today.

A preliminary investigation reveals that the boy’s grandfather reached out to grab the boy who had stepped off the tractor when it came to a stop; however, his foot slipped off the clutch which caused the tractor to move forward, and run over the boy.

A state-authorized motorcycle safety program will now be available on Maui with the opening of Hawaii’s newest motorcycle safety training site in Kahului.