Maui News

The Maui man who was fatally injured in a ziplining accident on Hawai’i Island has since been identified as Ted Callaway, 36 of Lahaina.

Proper disposal, authorities say, helps reduce the risk of prescription drugs being used inappropriately, and reduces the risk of the drugs entering a human water supply and potentially harming aquatic life.

Hawaii Island Police: “While public safety is always a consideration, the ability of the child to testify without inflicting additional trauma on him or her weighs heavily during the decision making process.”

Members of the famed 100th Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team will be honored collectively with a Congressional Gold Medal at the nation’s capitol.

ERi designs and builds adventure courses, canopy tours and zipline courses around the world, and was contracted to construct the zipline involved in the accident. ERi’s sister company GoZip, LLC is the tour operator of the award winning Kapalua Adventures on Maui and Bay View Zipline in Kaneohe on O’ahu.

Kaapana was one of seven other individuals and one performing duo that was honored today with endowment awards at the US Capitol.

The 36-year-old Maui man had traveled about halfway across the 2,300-foot span when a tower collapsed. Authorities say he fell approximately 200 feet to his death.

Arson investigators sparked a fire at the upper parking lot of the Makena Beach Resort yesterday as part of an educational demonstration to show the effectiveness of residential fire sprinklers.

A fire six years ago destroyed the school’s 70-year-old cafeteria building, forcing students to eat their lunches in shifts in a smaller building on campus.

The Maui Smart Grid Project will demonstrate and evaluate new technologies that will help residents better manage and reduce energy consumption during periods of high demand.

The half-acre fire was sparked by an over-heating lawnmower, according to a Maui Fire Department incident report.

Big Island police have arrested a 35-year-old Pāhoa man in connection with the attempted kidnapping and attempted sexual assault of a female child in a restroom at a Hilo public school this morning (September 20).

Big Island have located a man wanted for the attempted kidnapping and attempted sexual assault of a female child in a restroom at a Hilo public school this morning.

A Maui man suffered fatal injuries in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident on East Waiko Road this morning. Authorities have identified the man as…

A two hour meeting is underway t the McVeigh Social Hall on Molokai to discuss the potential closure of the town’s Post Office at Kalaupapa. The post office was among four in the state that were included on a list of potential closures released by the US Postal Service.

Bus routes and schedules will be altered next week Thursday, to accommodate the 2011 Maui Fair Parade. The 89th Maui Fair will open with the traditional parade down Kaahumanu Avenue on Thursday, September 29th beginning at 4:30 p.m.

The four-hour event begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 24 at the Lahaina Cannery Mall. Even though the end to the recession occurred some time ago, economists say Maui is the only county in the state that continues to lose jobs.

The state Department of health continues to collect water samples and will remove signs once the area has been cleared for public use.

East Waiko Road is now open in both directions. A portion of the roadway was temporarily closed earlier this morning due to a traffic accident reported at 5:22 a.m.

Arson investigators from police and fire departments around the state have convened in Makena for a three-day conference. The event will conclude with a live fire demonstration, intended to show the effectiveness of home fire sprinklers.