Maui News

According to police reports, the motorcyclist had a red light at the time of the crash. Following the impact with an industrial truck at the Cane Haul Rd. intersection, the motorcycle caught on fire.

A fire in the forestry area above Kapalua on Maui was 90% contained by nightfall on Monday, but fire officials say it is not considered under control. The assessment was made at 6:40 p.m. as ground crews continued to battle hot spots within the fire perimeter.

In 2005, the school’s 70 year-old cafeteria was destroyed in a fire, forcing students to eat their lunches in shifts for the past 6 years in a smaller building on campus.

The Department of Parks and Recreation Aquatics Division will close several county pools this week on Maui for Lifeguard re-certification training.

The unstable boulder was removed under the coordination of DLNR, State Civil Defense and the City and County of Honolulu. The agencies will continue work to also address a 4- to 6-ton rock outcropping, but do not anticipate the need for evacuations during the remaining work.

Miho who was originally from Kahului, Maui, was elected as a Representative in the state legislature in 1959, where he served for five terms.

Maui firefighters continue to battle a blaze above Kapalua Airport that started overnight. The brush fire was first reported at around 1 a.m., with initial size estimates at around 5 to 10 acres.

Today is the deadline to submit entries into the Maui Fair’s Take a Leap contest for Healthy living. Families are asked to describe what it means to them to “Take the LEAP” of living healthy, eating well, being active and living pono.

The Maui County Charter Commission continues its review of proposals for charter amendments at a meeting today, Monday, September 26.

Big Island police are investigating the theft of 26 large solar panels from a Federal Aviation Administration navigation facility in Puna.

A fire in Hana caused an estimated $210,000 to a three-bedroom home on Saturday, September 24, 2011. The fire was reported at 11:09 a.m. at 1350 Hana Highway.

An accident involving a moped has affected weekend traffic in the area of Hookipa on Hana Hwy.

Authorities have since identified the woman as Rachelle Kibbee, 29, of Kula. The accident was reported at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 23, in an area of the highway located East of mile post 17.

During the sweep on September 14, agents served 23 warrants on the East side, and 10 warrants on the West side of the Big Island. The bench warrants ranged from criminal contempt of court to habitual DUI.

Nearly 21,000 students are expected to benefit from a grant for low-income students preparing to enter college in Hawai’i. A $3.4 million, six-year federal grant was awarded to the University of Hawai’i.

White submitted a 38-page document to the committee citing examples in which agricultural property owners are granted reductions in real property taxes, while much smaller lots are being taxed at essentially the same rate.

The state attributes 82 deaths each year to senior falls. Queen’s Hospital reports that during mango, avocado and lychee season fall injuries increase significantly.

Taking place today at UHMC. Organizers say the focus is to create a pathway for students to higher education, and then to meaningful and skilled careers in agriculture on Maui.

The helicopter, which begins trial landings at the facility on Monday, is expected to save 10-15 minutes by landing on campus, instead of at the War Memorial Complex in Wailuku. In five years doctors say they can imagine a network that extends throughout the under-served eastern Hawaii region.

As the swells begin to pick up on Maui’s north shore, surfers are heading out to popular surf spots Pa’ia Bay and Ho’okipa for an early start to the surf season.