Maui News

A fugitive sex offender from Montana was arrested on Maui. Joseph Lee Guseman, 31, of Glendive, Montana was arrested during the raid of a Kahului residence at around 11:15 a.m. yesterday.

Monsanto Hawaii won the money from its parent company for conservation efforts in 2010. It is gifting the money to the Nature Conservancy for watershed protection at Kamakou and Pelekunu.

The Maui County Fair will operate under a new director this year. The organization selected community member and resident, Roy Silva, as the new Fair Director for the 89th Maui Fair.

Researchers confirmed the presence of the SHB at Keonekuino, Molokai and at hives in East Maui. A meeting for beekeepers will be held on Maui on Monday, August 1…

The Governor is expected to present a proclamation at the Kihei Lipoa Street Farmers Market, as part of the event’s one-year anniversary celebration. Other stops include…

Failure to pay real property taxes on time will result in a 10 percent penalty assessed to bills, plus interest at a rate of 12 percent per year. Those, who for some reason do not receive a tax bill, will not be excused from the late fees.

More than 1,800 marijuana plants and two foothold traps were recovered in Operation Green Harvest on Kauai.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa joins the state’s other Mayors as members of the Governor’s new State Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Hawaiian Airlines will increase baggage service fees for checked luggage on interisland flights. The fee for the first piece of checked luggage will increase from $10 to $17, effective September 1, 2011.

Eight students from Maui County received their white coats on Friday, taking a symbolic step in their medical school journey.

The comment period is open for the public to provide input on Auwahi Wind Energy’s application for an Incidental Take License.

The demonstration included various battle formations and mock battles between lua students from across the island chain. The ancient Hawaiian martial art is practiced by several groups on Maui, two of which are led by residents Ke’eaumoku Kapu and Kyle Nakanelua.

Four out of the nine neighbor island firework injuries reported around the 4th of July occurred in Maui County. The nine injuries on Maui, Kauai and the Big Island were the highest total for the neighbor islands since 2006.

Gumapac: By setting precedence in court and using the argument of a defect in title, my goal is to help those who are experiencing the same devastation of a foreclosure.

Herbert Matayoshi was Hawai’i County’s second elected mayor in 1974 and served until 1984. Flags will be lowered across the state on Monday, August 15, 2011 in his honor.

Hawai’i Police say alcohol was a factor in a crash in Pepe’ekeo, and have initiated a negligent homicide investigation. They have not yet determined if speed also played a factor.

The Kainalu Mesic Forest Restoration Project is located on land mauka of the Kamehameha V Hwy. The subject parcel includes habitat for 11 federally endangered native species.

The project is intended to investigate the viability of backup sources of potable water during times of drought and when surface water treatment plants are undergoing maintenance.

Star-Advertiser publisher Dennis Francis: This “ensures we’re able to continue our investment in local journalism; it enables us to continue providing our readers with the news and information they rely on whenever they want it, in whatever format is most convenient for them.”

A power outage in Waihee on Sunday resulted in an outage of water service at wells which serve as a primary source of water for the South Maui area.