Maui News

The week-long internship is geared for students in grades 6-8, and provides hands-on experience, introducing local youth to park programs, facilities management, and careers related to natural resources management.

Safeway Kahului will host a student-run bone marrow drive to register potential donors and increase awareness of the need for transplants across the state.

The Office of the Governor oversees more than 160 boards and commissions that focus on a cross-section of interests and industries. Applications are available at the governor’s website.

Tsutsui said he expects that by the end of next week, the Senate will roll out a bipartisan initiative entitled “The Invest in Hawaii Act of 2012.” The bill is aimed at cutting into the state’s maintenance backlog, and immediately create jobs for local residents.

A representative from Maui Fresh Fish, LLC, the company that owns the vessel, attempted to move it off the beach last night during high tide, but DLNR officials say strong winds and currents prevented them from doing so.

Congressional candidate Mufi Hannemann earned an endorsement yesterday from the 15,000 member Hawaii Construction Alliance. Hannemann is seeking the seat being vacated by US Rep. Mazie Hirono, who is running for US Sen. Daniel Akaka’s seat in 2012.

The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea earned top 3 ranking for Best Overall Hotel in the US, in the 2012 Traveler’s Choice awards issued by TripAdvisor.

Responding firefighters with Engine 2 from Paia arrived on scene to find the fire deeply seated in the compactor section of the truck.

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.