Maui News

The Honoapiilani Highway (Hwy 30) is now open following a motor vehicle accident fronting Launiupoko Park in West Maui. Police had cleared the accident and completed their investigation by 8:31 a.m.

The Holua campground at Haleakala National Park will temporarily closed as crews conduct follow-up treatments to control an infestation of Argentine Ants.

Maui Firefighters are on the scene of a brush fire that was reported at 1:32 p.m. along the Honoapiilani Highway in Maalaea. The fire burned an estimated four acres of brush along the Honoapiilani Highway between the Kuihelani Highway and North Kihei Road.

During a conference call this morning, Rep. Hirono expressed support for the recent DOE request for ESEA flexibility. She also fielded media questions about her 2012 US Senate run.

A rash of vehicle break-ins were reported last week in two separate incidents in West Maui. A rash of vehicle break-ins were reported last week in two separate incidents in West Maui. Three cars were broken-into at around 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3 at the Lahaina Wastewater Treatment plant; and another four vehicle break-ins reported just before 8 a.m. the following day on Limahana Place in Lahaina.

The incidents, reported between October 2 and 8, 2011, included five cases in Kahului, four in Kihei, and three in Wailuku. Cases also occurred in Kapalua, Lahaina and Napili.

Second Circuit Chief Judge Shackley Raffetto was named the Hawaii State Judiciary’s 2011 Jurist of the Year. He will be honored at an employee awards ceremony on Monday.

The Hyundai Tournament of Champions revises its ticketing policy for 2012, and will be charging for adult entry this year, with charity in mind.

The Kalama Skatepark in Kihei will close for extensive repairs Monday, October 17, through Friday, October 28, 2011.

The Honoaiilani Highway is now open in both directions. The motor vehicle accident reported earlier in the evening has since been cleared. It could take a while before cars stuck in the delay clear, and traffic resumes a normal flow.

The new arrivals were donated to the Lahaina Restoration Foundation by the Allen and Lenabelle Davis Foundation, and be publicly unveiled at next week’s Lahaina Plantation Days festival. The three day event runs from October 20-22 and celebrates Maui’s plantation roots.

The Maui Division of Motor Vehicles & Licensing will close its satellite offices on Tuesday, October 18, for staff training.

The drought worsened after improvements reported in the spring, resulting in a return of severe drought conditions to leeward Haleakala on Maui, and extreme drought conditions to the leeward Kohala and southern Ka’u District of Hawai’i Island.

Findings have been released from an investigation into the military helicopter crash that killed 36-year-old Kraig Vickers of Maui, and 29 other service members.

A Haiku man injured in a single-vehicle moped crash in Paia last month, has since died of injuries sustained in the accident. Authorities have identified the man as…

Officials from the Aquatics Division say the closure is necessary because without proper filtration, the pool cannot meet state Department of Health water clarity and disinfection standards.

Abercrombie is part of a delegation of six state and territorial governors that are scheduled to attend the US–China Governors Forum in Beijing next week, before returning to Hawai’i on the October 21st.

Event organizers obtained a permit for the extended closure of Front Street for the first time since 2007, setting the stage for several hours of masquerading and holiday revelry.

Superintendent Matayoshi: ESEA Flexibility will provide states with a rigorous alternative to the current No Child Left Behind one-size-fits-all approach and the responsibility to redefine academic success beyond Adequate Yearly Progress.

For an unprecedented 17th time, Maui has been named Best Island in the World by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.