Maui News

A Listening Session will be held on Maui to hear community concerns and input on topics that fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).

Maui police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for an arson fire at the Maui/Molokai Drug Court offices early Tuesday morning.

Jess J. McGowan, 44, was charged with Robbery I, and was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Maui broke ground today on a new $37.1 million elementary school that will serve the growing Central Maui community of Wailuku.

With bus ridership expected to increase to 2.5 million in the next fiscal year, transportation officials say the new hub will help to meet the growing need of the community.

Authorities say a man entered the Kahului Branch of American Savings on South Puunene Avenue at around 11:35 a.m., demanded money from a teller, and requested that it be placed in an envelope.

Forcible entry was used to access the building and multiple fires, with multiple points of origin were discovered within, according to fire officials.

The post office is one of four in the state, and among 3,700 in the nation that are being eyed for possible shut down. The others in Hawai’i include: the Uptown Honolulu Post Office, the Kapolei Post Office on O’ahu, and the Hanamaulu Post Office on Kaua’i.

The grants are being used to rehabilitate runway pavement, repair lighting and improve terminal buildings at the Honolulu International Airport, the Kona International Airport at Keahole, and the Lihue Airport on Kaua’i.

The identity of a woman slain in an incident last week on Maui has not been released, but various mainland media outlets are reporting the victim to be an attorney from Santa Cruz, California.

The hearing comes on the heels of an announcement in July that the USPS was considering consolidation plans, and had identified a number of locations for possible closure including Kalaupapa on Molokai.

Tears flowed along Waihee Valley Stream as members of the Kamaunu ohana reluctantly suspended a march that arose out of a dispute over traditional access rights. An offering, along with a kapu, was placed at the site instead.

The moped was traveling south on the roadway when the operator lost control of the moped, left the roadway onto the right shoulder, and collided with a palm tree.

By Wendy Osher A swimmer participating in a race between Lana’i and Maui, received life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a boat on Saturday afternoon. The 42-year-old man from California was about a half mile off shore of Lahaina when the incident occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m. Authorities say the boat was drifting temporarily […]

The county was able to work out an agreement with the shopping center management to lease the area for a 10 year period, at a rate of $1 per year.

The Argentine Ants were originally found in relatively small areas of the mountain, but are now spreading. Control efforts are necessary to prevent the invasive species from spreading to other campgrounds in the crater and areas within Haleakala National Park.

At 10 a.m. Saturday morning, the MACC housed a memorial service for fallen Maui serviceman Kraig Michael Kaleolani Vickers.

The sleepy town of Nakalele located just past Honokohau, became the center of a crime scene that started with an initial report of a domestic dispute. It resumed with the discovery of a body, and reports of a man jumping from a cliff.

To honor Kraig Vickers and let Sgt. Vickers know how much he is appreciated, event organizers decided to dedicate tonight’s festivities to the memory of Senior Chief Petty Officer Vickers.

The accident was reported before 8:30 a.m., and the road was cleared within the hour, but reports of traffic delays lasted throughout the morning.