Maui News

Maui police responded to 18 residential burglaries over a seven day period, between December 4 and 10, 2011. The incidents included three cases in Wailuku; and two cases each in Kahului, Makawao, Pukalani, Kula and Waiehu.

The deadline was extended because the Council’s Policy Committee did not receive a sufficient number of completed applications by the earlier Dec. 15 deadline.

The ambitions for Early Childhood Education reform comes after word that the state was not selected as a recipient of the national “Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge” grant competition.

The Maui chapter of the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) hosts the all-day spay/neuter cat clinic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Maui Humane Society.

Piiholo Road in Makawao is now re-opened. It was closed earlier this morning because of a downed tree near mile marker 1.

The state DOT will conduct airfield maintenance work at Kahului Airport for a second weekend in a row. The work was described as routine maintenance, and will take place between 12:01 to 5 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011.

The body of a male visitor was pulled from the waters off South Maui today, about an hour after he was reported missing. The man has since been identified as…

A wastewater facilities upgrade will result in the eight hour closure of Alahao Street near Kanaha Beach Park in Kahului next week.

The non-profit Keiki Cupboard will be able to expand to three more schools in the coming year, thanks to a $4,000 donation from Mansanto employees in Kihei on Maui.

A bronze plaque was unveiled on Wednesday, officially designating Front Street in Lahaina as one of the “Great Streets in America.”

The closure will be in effect around the clock for a period of four to eight weeks beginning on Monday along Liloa Drive from the Piikea Avenue intersection to the Kauhaa Street intersection.

Officials hope the signs will bring a direct financial benefit by making it easier for residents and visitors to enjoy the shopping, dining, and overall experience of Historic Makawao Town. Tonight the town hosts the Makawao Gives: A Hawaiian Holiday Party.

Maui Managing Director, Keith Regan is the recipient of the Counsul General’s Certificate of Commendation for his role in the Aloha Initiative campaign.

The installation is one of the largest to date on Maui and is expected to reduce 26 million pounds of carbon dioxide over the lifetime of the system, according to project officials.

Arakawa: “In total, we should be able to offer water service to several hundred people over the next year or two. We are very pleased that we are finding solutions to a decades-long problem.”

The drop-off tree recycling sites are free unless otherwise noted. The list also includes curbside pickup options for residents that want to save a trip to a recycling facility.

Confusion quickly turned to surprise, smiles, and cheers, when the owner of the car dealership, Jim Falk, announced that the “new wheels” were for all 240 of the kids who had arrived by busload from six Boys & Girls Clubs on Maui.

The County of Maui celebrated the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony on the lawn of the County Building in Wailuku Wednesday night. “When you look at all of the people in our community, you just have to realize how blessed we are,” said Mayor Arakawa.

A new study that shows the expanded economic benefits of ensuring education beyond high school, including: job creation, increased earnings, and a boost to tax revenue for the state.

The building blocks of blue Hormel cans will be collected over the next week, and donated to a local charity.