Maui News

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.

The Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory reported a preliminary magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 6:4 p.m. (HST) on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 . The quake was centered about 12 miles west of Kawaihae, 16 miles west north west of Waikoloa, 19 miles south west of Hawi, and 27 miles north of Kailua.

The Department of Defense today confirmed the death of a soldier from Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Altmann, 27, of Marshfield, Wis. suffered fatal injuries when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

The state is proposing the construction of an enclosure fence around approximately 2,350 acres of native remnant koa forest on the Leeward side of Haleakala.

The State of Hawaii, Department of Education, proposes to develop the new high school on approximately 77 acres of undeveloped land, mauka of Piilani Highway. The proposed site is located across from the Piilani Village residential subdivision in the Kihei-Makena region.

A preliminary investigation reveals the male victim, suffered multiple trauma to the head. The victim has been tentatively identified as a 57 year old Caucasian man.

A High Surf Advisory is in effect for the East facing shores of Maui and Molokai until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Forecasters from the National Weather Service say surf will be in the 6 to 8 foot range, and remain elevated through Monday night.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the summit of Haleakala until 6 p.m. on Monday, December 26, 2011. Winds are expected to be east at 25 to 30 mph range with gusts up 50 mph through this afternoon.

Maui police have identified the male pedestrian killed in an afternoon traffic accident on the Mokulele Highway on Christmas Eve as 17-year-old Zachariah Aubut.

As of 4:23 p.m., the Mokulele Highway was completely open in both directions. Maui police had closed the Kahului-bound lanes for about three-and-a-half hours while they conducted an investigation into a fatal traffic accident near the Maui Raceway Park on the Mokulele Highway. We will provide details once they become available.

DesJardins fills the vacancy created by the elevation of former District Court Judge Rhonda Lai Loo on Maui.The selection is still subject to State Senate confirmation.

Necropsies indicate that both seals appear to have died under suspicious circumstances. A young female Hawaiian monk seal was found dead this past week. The discovery follows the death of an adult male seal in mid-November.

Officials at Haleakalā National Park on Maui are asking motorists to drive with extra caution following the death yesterday of an adult nēnē goose on park roads.

The US Coast Guard in Hawaii will enforce a temporary security zone in the waters of Kailua Bay in anticipation of the arrival of President Barack Obama.

Maui police responded to 9 residential burglaries over a seven day period, between December 11 and 17, 2011. The incidents included two cases each in Kihei and Kula; and single cases in Hana, Kahului, Lahaina, Makawao, and Maunaloa.