Maui News

A Kula ohana unit sustained an estimated $230,000 in damage during an early morning fire on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. The fire was reported at 5:12 a.m. on Kamila Place in Kula.

A bicyclist from British Columbia suffered fatal injuries after colliding with a multipurpose vehicle in Makawao on Sunday. The accident was reported at 9:24 a.m. (Sunday, December 4, 2011) on Makawao Avenue just north of Kee Road.

Division offices for the Maui Department of Finance will be closed on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in order to conduct staff training.

The amendment, if approved, would reduce the level of authorized incidental take of the endangered Hawaiian petrel (uau) and the threatened Newell’s shearwater (ao), in the course of operating the windfarm.

A new labyrinth was blessed recently at the Maui Memorial Medical Center (MMMC), providing an opportunity for healing of patients, staff and families, as they release physical, emotional and spiritual stresses.

A new system to handle processing of public assistance is achieving “same-day” results for the public, according to the state’s Department of Human Services.

Maui police responded to 16 residential burglaries over a seven day period, between November 20 and 26, 2011. The incidents included three cases in Pukalani, and two cases each in Makawao and Waiehu.

The long awaited and long delayed $28 million Kihei Police Station broke ground today, as a host of stakeholders looked on.

The blaze was confined to a single room of the 400-square foot structure and caused an estimated $2,000 in damage to the structure, and $1,000 in damage to the contents.

The top High School Sports Challenge prize went to Maui High School’s Allyssa Ferrer, Roselyn Domingo, and Lee Ah Lee, for “Nifo Oti.”

The rules are expected to ease the way for more distributed renewable energy generation like rooftop solar panels.

Safari Explorer CEO Dan Blanchard issued a statement this afternoon informing the Molokai Community that the company’s vessel will postpone its planned Friday and Saturday visits to the island.

The rally is part of a national day of action that comes as Congress is gearing up to vote on a payroll tax cut that would extend tax cuts for middle-class families, by imposing taxes on those who earn over $1 million.

The county will use a rendering and a demonstration video in an effort to educate motorists on proper use, prior to the Lipoa Street roundabout becoming operational at the end of March.

Maui police have since cleared an accident that was blocking a single lane of travel on Dairy Road in Kahului.

Silva is a 24-year veteran of the department and is currently assigned to the Wailuku Patrol Division. The promotion takes effect December 1.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will host a community meeting on Maui this Friday, December 2, from 5-7 p.m. at Maui Waena, to discuss the recently announced Ceded Lands Settlement Proposal.

The planned 43-story tower, located between the Ala Moana Shopping Center and the Ward Centers, will be the final high-rise condo in Honolulu’s premiere residential high-rise neighborhood.

Former governor Linda Lingle is calling on the federal government to postpone the habitat designation for the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal until social and economic impacts are understood and addressed.

Tobacco sales to minors in Hawai‘i fell below the national average according to a survey conducted by the state. Illegal tobacco sales to minors in Hawai‘i was 6.1%, below the 9.3% federal fiscal year 2010 national weighted average.