Maui News

As Maui rang in the New Year, there were no immediate reports of fireworks related incidents on Maui. There were, however, more fireworks for sale on Maui this year, with enough product to supply 600 permits, or three million permit-type firecrackers.

There is NO tsunami threat to Hawaii following a preliminary magnitude 7.0 earthquake reported off of the South East coast of Honshu, Japan.

Maui police have since identified the fisherman pulled from waters off of west Maui as Steven Ribellia, 32, of Lahaina.

Maui fire officials have ruled out fireworks as a possible cause of a Kahului home fire that was reported shortly before 10:30 a.m. on New Year’s Eve. The fire at 547 Kunu Place, was called in by neighbors who reported seeing smoke in the area.

The male patient sustained multiple traumatic injuries to his extremities and chest as a result of a single-vehicle rollover accident.

There are more fireworks for sale on Maui this year, with enough product to supply 600 permits, or three million permit-type firecrackers. The increase in stock comes as O’ahu spends their first New Year under a consumer fireworks ban that went into effect on Jan. 2, 2011.

A $7 million appropriation has been released for emergency shoreline repair and protection improvements to the tsunami-affected Honoapiilani Highway on Maui. The funds are part of a larger $63.7 million released by Governor Neil Abercrombie for high-impact CIP projects across the state.

The Hawaii State Senate this week, adopted a social media use policy, becoming one of the few such entities to formally implement usage guidelines.

Known affectionately as Kalanikai to some and Uncle Billy to others, William Gonzales, spent many a sunset leaping from the sacred Pu’u Keka’a to the Pacific below. Friends on Thursday remembered him as “a kind soul”.

Maui police responded to 9 residential burglaries over a seven day period, between December 18 and 24, 2011.

Each year the group brings together people from the these unique realms to share inspirational and revolutionary ideas with the public. A pre-event talk story session and film screening will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, January 5th at the Akaku: Maui Community Television, media lab on Dairy Road.

Maui police say a Lahaina man who was struck by a boat while snorkeling in waters off of West Maui has since died of his injuries. Maui police say a Lahaina man who was struck by a boat while snorkeling in waters off of West Maui has since died of his injuries. The man has since been identified as 60-year-old William W. Gonzales. The man has since been identified as 60-year-old William W. Gonzales.

TV news stations out of Baton Rouge, LA report that 57-year-old Willam Sublett was working on Maui while trying to earn his state nursing license.

The New Year brings a new series of Town Hall meetings for the Maui County Police Department in January and February 2012.

Demand for saltwater fish is what initially prompted the sale of the species in company stores. Now Petco has plans to remove Yellow Tangs from retail shops in the islands.

Hawaii Island police say the 49-year-old firefighter was stabbed in the head multiple times with a ball point pen and was bleeding profusely when responding officers arrived.

Maui Police have since identified the man as William George Sublett, 57, formerly of Baton Rouge, Louisianna. Authorities have since confirmed the cause of death to be severe head trauma.

An advanced energy storage system will be installed at the Maui Electric Company substation in Wailea as part of the Maui Smart Grid Project.

Mayor Arakawa: I would not want to ban fireworks per se; I would rather see better education on how to use fireworks properly.

Mayor Arakawa provides a positive look at the New Year on Maui, recapping his efforts at stabilizing the economy, discussion of projects producing jobs for residents, and plans for making government more efficient.