Maui News

The 600 kilowatt PV generation system is located at the AAAAA Rent A Space facility in Honokowai and was constructed with the help of Haleakala Solar.

Maui Motorists are advised of several road work projects planned this month in Kula, Kihei and Wailuku.

A unique history of the Hawaiian Islands through historic maps comes to Maui in October. The traveling exhibit, entitled The Mapping of Hawai’i, will be available for viewing October 1-15, 2011 at the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku.

The $3,029,755 grant on Molokai will be used to refurbish the Airport’s A and B taxiways. The island depends on air travel for essential services such as specialized medical care or emergency treatment.

The subsidies benefit pre K students living in low-income areas identified as Zones of School Innovation. The funding is part of a three-year, $6 million commitment from the state Department of Education .

Family and friends of Honolulu Police Officer Eric Fontes are mourning his death following a fatal accident on the H-1 Freeway last night.

A 6.1 earthquake was reported in the Aleutian Islands near Alaska. The quake was reported at 8:10 a.m. HST (9:10 a.m. near the epicenter) on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa travels to O’ahu this week to attend a Sister City Conference in Honolulu. The conference is a preliminary summit to the APEC Conference happening in Hawaii in November.

A meeting will be held on Maui to discuss the future of the island’s film industry, and to gather information about the types of services, talent and equipment that is available locally.

Approximately 25 homes in the uppermost part of the Maui Ranch Estates subdivision have low water pressure, and possibly no water until the regulators are repaired.

Mayor Arakawa proposed the creation of the new division in the form of a charter amendment, that if approved by commission members, would go before voters in the next election.

Gerald W. Galaway Jr., 38, of Santa Cruz, California, pleaded not-guilty to the charges included in the grand jury indictment of second degree murder, attempted first degree sexual assault, and kidnapping.

Gerald W. Galaway Jr. was arrested at around 1:10 p.m. and is expected to appear in 2nd Circuity Court on Maui tomorrow morning.

The County of Maui is seeking nominations for the Fall edition of its Volunteer Hero program. Nominations are due by September 30, 2011.

The Maui students produced a story highlighting how residents and businesses on Maui are coping with the island’s plastic bag ban.

Sentencing is scheduled for today in a case involving a former Maui Police officer who was accused stealing money from a motorist, and sexually assaulting a woman in separate incidents while in uniform.

The University of Hawai‘i will present its proposed tuition schedule at a meeting on Maui in October. The proposed increase at UH Maui College is $60 more per semester.

The session will run from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, at the Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai.

Danielle de Jesus, a teacher at Maui High School for over three years, has won the Hawaii Council on Economic Education 2011 Economics Teacher of the Year Award.

A brown 1990 Honda two-door Accord was reported stolen on Maui. The vehicle was last seen at the Westin K.O.R. at around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011. License plate number LBU120. (Report # 11042161)