Maui News

Arakawa: “In total, we should be able to offer water service to several hundred people over the next year or two. We are very pleased that we are finding solutions to a decades-long problem.”

The drop-off tree recycling sites are free unless otherwise noted. The list also includes curbside pickup options for residents that want to save a trip to a recycling facility.

Confusion quickly turned to surprise, smiles, and cheers, when the owner of the car dealership, Jim Falk, announced that the “new wheels” were for all 240 of the kids who had arrived by busload from six Boys & Girls Clubs on Maui.

The County of Maui celebrated the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony on the lawn of the County Building in Wailuku Wednesday night. “When you look at all of the people in our community, you just have to realize how blessed we are,” said Mayor Arakawa.

A new study that shows the expanded economic benefits of ensuring education beyond high school, including: job creation, increased earnings, and a boost to tax revenue for the state.

The building blocks of blue Hormel cans will be collected over the next week, and donated to a local charity.

The direction of traffic flow on Luakini Street in Lahaina will be changed on Monday to address safety issues involving passengers of the Maui Bus.

The agreement is designed to reduce the cost of school operations, saving an estimated $30 million over the life of the project.

In an effort to control black algae from blooming, County of Maui crews will temporarily close two pools for maintenance.

For Baldwin Junior, Jazmine Harmon, the realities of distractive diving came when a friend suffered fatal injuries in a head-on collision while texting and driving. Students from the Peer Education Programs and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) at Maui and Baldwin High Schools joined forces with first responders in the Arrive Alive campaign.

At 2:06 p.m. radar showed heavy rain developing along the slopes of Haleakala from Hana to Kaupo to Kihei. Other locations in the advisory include, but are not limited to, Kula, Wailea, Ulupalakua, Keokea, Keanae and Hamoa.

Police in Puna are offering a reward of up to $30,000 for information leading to charges in connection with the destruction of 10 acres of papaya trees in July.

With the holidays on the horizon, local companies are finding ways to spread the holiday spirit beyond their businesses. Maui Zipline at the Maui Tropical Plantation is serving this year as a toy drop off location for the Maui-based Toys for Tots campaign…

Mechanical problems resulted in missed trash pickup in South Kihei this morning. Crews will attempt to resume service tomorrow, Wednesday, December 14, 2011.

The Mahinahina water treatment facility was temporarily shut down on Monday, December 12, 2011, due to high turbidity, or cloudiness of the water from the Honolua Ditch system. The shutdown has resulted in low and possibly no water tonight and tomorrow morning in Honokowai and parts of Napili in West Maui.

Trustees heard from more than 50 testifiers, and voted 14 times before a motion was made to adjourn the election for lack of confirmation.

A Hawaii couple took delivery today of the first Mitsubishi Motor’s 100% electric vehicle made especially for North America.

Plans to repair and possibly expand the Kahului Airport runway are under discussion, following a notification that the FAA will no longer pay for patchwork repairs.

An estimated $30,000 in county funds are being made available for 2012 Project Graduation Programs on Maui. Schools that want to apply for funding can do so through the County of Maui’s Volunteer Center website.

The Olinda Water Treatment Facility returns to the use of chloramines for disinfection following a temporary switch to chlorine in August when reservoirs were at near-empty conditions.