Maui News

Maui’s Front Street has been named to a national list of the 10 Great Streets for 2011. The recognition comes just weeks before a Halloween event returns to Front Street in full capacity on October 31st.

State leaders today announced the addition of surfing as a sport in Hawaii’s public schools. The sport will allow for school sanctioned surf competitions as early as the spring of 2013.

In his new capacity, Dr. Chun will work to strengthen clinical capabilities at the hospital. He will lead all non-nursing clinical areas and oversee case management and social work aspects of care.

As Halloween festivities return to Lahaina this year, so too does a list of activities associated with the October 31st event.

Six Maui companies were honored with the state’s first-ever Green Certification Award issued by the Hawai’i Ecotourism Association.

Results from the survey will help the Budget Office staff to properly prioritize County projects and funding. Questions cover all the County’s public services and asks whether residents are satisfied or dissatisfied.

72 babies competed in the 12th Annual Meadow Gold Dairies Maui Healthy Baby Contest, held over the weekend at the 89th Maui Fair.

The longtime musician, entertainer, and on-air radio personality, passed away on Friday night, September 30, 2011 at his home in Lahaina, surrounded by family.

Crews from the Maui Fire Department battled brush fire in the Kaluakoi area of Molokai on Friday evening. The blaze was first reported at 6:33 p.m. near Kaluakoi Road and Hauakea Avenue.

Darrell Belen, Andrew Cabral Jr., Kevin Dunn, Nephi Laga, Anthony Maldonado, and Aaron Mark were sworn in during a graduation ceremony at the Maui Beach Hotel in Kahului. The class started with 13 members, but only six remained after an eight month recruit training program.

The Molokai facility receives $31,339, a portion of the larger $9.1 million appropriation distributed by the state Department of Human Services (DHS) today.

A recent inspection revealed that portions of the Natatorium’s concrete seawall are severely cracked and could fall into surrounding waters, posing a potential injury hazard to swimmers.

Managing Director, Sherri Grimes said attendance on day one of the four-day event was slightly up about 100 people over last year–not including all of the volunteers and parade participants.

The state has completed the first phase of an information transformation initiative to modernize the state’s information technology systems.

Phycal plans to break ground on the pilot algae farm late this year or early next year on 34 acres near Poamoho Camp. Initial plans are to produce up to 150,000 gallons of algae-based biofuel by 2014.

DLNR will host a Listening Session on Molokai on Oct. 7. Similar sessions on Maui drew comments on axis deer control, the dredging of Lahaina Harbor, and water management issues in Waihe’e.

A community flu shot clinic will be held on Maui on Saturday for members of the Hawai‘i Medical Service Association (HMSA). The clinic runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Foodland Ka’ahumanu located on Kane Street in Kahului.

The negotiated order was approved by the county in July. It requires the installation of a non-chlorine disinfection system at the facility by the end of December 2013.

Cecilio Rodriguez, the island musician who performs as one half of C&K, was arrested in Los Angeles on Tuesday on felony charges. He was being held on $200,000 bail with his initial court appearance set for today in Compton Municipal Court.

The sighting serves as a reminder of the upcoming whale season, which traditionally runs from November through May, although whales may be encountered in limited numbers during other months of the year.