Maui News

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa’s next County on Your Corner event will be held on Saturday, December 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Piilani Village Shopping Center in Kihei.

A crack in the cast iron line appeared yesterday, and crews repaired it; but another crack was found in the same line, and is being repaired today.

Zippy’s Research and Development Chef, Wayne Komamura, took on the challenge of developing a recipe that was reminiscent of old-fashioned, kama’aina style, homemade hamburger.

Big Island Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 41-year-old kayaker reported as possibly missing. Lance Oliver of Kailua-Kona was last seen at Kahaluʻu Beach Park on November 22, 2011.

Traffic signal installation began this week at the busy Kamehameha Avenue intersection with Hina Avenue in Kahului.

The installation of a new 1.8MW backup generator at the Waihee Wells on Maui will affect the water supply in parts of South Maui today through Thursday afternoon.

A five-year veteran with the Maui Police Department was arrested on Thursday for the alleged physical abuse of his wife. The incident was reported at around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 24, at a home in Haiku.

A Final Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared and accepted for the Wai’ale residential and commercial development in Central Maui.

The Molokai Chamber of Commerce today issued a statement in support of a cruise company that has encountered protests in recent weeks from a small group of residents.

Crews from the Department of Water Supply are conducting repairs along Baldwin Avenue from Mill Road to the Hana Highway.

A group of protesters say a cruise ship “snuck back onto Molokai” after it was turned away a day earlier by a water blockade.

Hana High and Elementary math teacher Mitzi Hasegawa was named Maui District Teacher of the Year.

A home fire in Hoolehua on Sunday caused an estimated $170,000 in damage to a 700-square foot wooden home located behind the women’s shelter on Molokai.

A man in his 30s suffered head trauma and lacerations to his face and body after his car plunged 200 feet down a cliff in Keanae on Saturday. The incident was reported at 7:02 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2011.

A structure fire on Ulaino Road in Hana over the weekend caused an estimated $14,000 in damages.

The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, a division of the Attorney General’s office, will process Hawaii State Identification Card applications in Hana on Thursday, December 1.

Haleakala National Park will showcase paintings of the park’s rare plants and animals in an exhibit at the Park headquarters Visitor Center, beginning December 3, 2011.

Every year, more than 4,000 out-of-state visitors fly in for the premier sporting event. The 2010 event generated an estimated $7.8 million for the local economy; and over the years, the tournament has brought a total economic impact of $145 million since its debut in 1984.

Work is limited to between mid-November and early February to avoid impacts to the ‘Ua’u, the endangered Hawaiian Petrel, that nest in these areas. The park will temporarily close the Kalahaku and Leleiwi Overlooks for maintenance beginning on Monday, November 28, 2011.

Maui police responded to 10 residential burglaries over a seven day period, between November 13 and 19, 2011. The incidents included three cases each in Kihei and Wailuku, two cases in Waiehu, and once case each in Kaunakakai and Pukalani.