Maui News

Beginning Monday, March 5, 2012, proof of “legal presence” will be required for driver licenses and learner permits throughout Hawaii.

More than 40 canoes formed a circle around a double-hulled canoe carrying family members of Gonzales today. While on the water, paddlers prayed together and sang Hawaii Aloha. Flowers were also dropped from a helicopter in his memory.

The State of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Teachers Association came together Friday to agree on moving forward for transforming education. Both sides have reached an initial agreement.

Supporters were ecstatic last Thursday when the Maui County Council members voted unanimously to ban alcohol at Kalama Park and Cove Park in Kihei.

One person was injured and another was displaced following a home fire in Haiku on Maui today. The fire was electrical and caused by a coffee maker that was left on, according to fire officials.

The state of the art website not only provides general information about the state’s only STEM-focused school, but also encourages the community to learn more about its educational initiatives.

The War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku will be closed beginning on January 19th to accommodate repairs.

The Maui County Service Center at Maui Mall was evacuated at 8:45 a.m. today after the smell of propane gas was detected.

The Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness, Marc Alexander, has resigned from his post, effective today.

The list includes an armed firearm robbery of a vehicle in Kahului the day after Christmas. The incident was reported at 9:40 p.m. on Kuhuoi Street and involved the theft of a 2004 Silver Toyota Tacoma. The vehicle has since been recovered.

A pair of humpback whales made an unexpected visit to Honolulu Harbor today, creating a temporary obstacle for shipping operations.

Completion of the two-day workshop is one of the mandatory requirements of becoming a court interpreter for the state court system. The Maui workshop takes place on February 28 and 29, 2012.

Kihei Charter School will use the grand funding to purchase supplies fro renewable energy experiments and hands-on lessons in physics.

Decades of coastal erosion has led to the disappearance of sand from the shoreline. The objective, state officials say, is to restore the valuable and heavily utilized recreational beach to its 1985 condition.

A Maui man was arrested on Tuesday for a list of alleged offenses including harassment and impersonating a law enforcement officer. Charles Barrett, is a 10-year employee of the Maui Police Department, having served as an Information Systems Analyst…

A second protest in as many weeks was held today on Maui as ocean advocates seek protection for Hawaii’s reef fish and coral reef. Removal of two reef species from Hawaii stores, protesters say, is not enough.

The National Park Service will host a community informational meeting in the Kipahulu District of East Maui on Wednesday, January 11, 2011.

A silent vigil was held at the Phillips-Tehiva family home in Hana on Monday, January 2, in an attempt to block the foreclosure eviction.

A34-year-old Honolulu man was sentenced to two years, nine months in federal prison yesterday for embezzling money from a local family trust.

Electrical service was restored to customers in Mahinahina and Kahana by 7:57 p.m. The outage was first reported at around 5 p.m.