Maui News

Memorial services for Celestial Summer “Dove” Cassman will be held on Saturday, September 24 at Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz…

The goal that the Maui group set this year is to raise $15,000 over the next three days. Officers climbed the scaffolding starting at 6 a.m. today, and will not return to the ground until the fundraising goals have been met, or until 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, which ever comes first.

Halloween returns to Lahaina this year with full festivities–the first time it has obtained the permits to do so since 2007.

The system helps avoid the release of more than 1.7 tons of carbon dioxide annually–that’s equivalent to taking 245 passenger vehicles off the road, or planting more than 29,000 trees.

By Tuesday, 25 homes remained without sufficient water pressure, and today, approximately a dozen homes in the uppermost part of the Maui Ranch Estates subdivision and above, were still affected by low water pressure or no water.

Maui High School celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Kahului campus this year. The event comes as a precursor to the grand centennial celebration for the old and new Maui High School in 2013.

The expansion plans call for the construction of a ten lane self service gasoline fueling facility, and the addition of more than 29,000 square feet to the existing warehouse store.

The 600 kilowatt PV generation system is located at the AAAAA Rent A Space facility in Honokowai and was constructed with the help of Haleakala Solar.

Maui Motorists are advised of several road work projects planned this month in Kula, Kihei and Wailuku.

A unique history of the Hawaiian Islands through historic maps comes to Maui in October. The traveling exhibit, entitled The Mapping of Hawai’i, will be available for viewing October 1-15, 2011 at the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku.

The $3,029,755 grant on Molokai will be used to refurbish the Airport’s A and B taxiways. The island depends on air travel for essential services such as specialized medical care or emergency treatment.

The subsidies benefit pre K students living in low-income areas identified as Zones of School Innovation. The funding is part of a three-year, $6 million commitment from the state Department of Education .

Family and friends of Honolulu Police Officer Eric Fontes are mourning his death following a fatal accident on the H-1 Freeway last night.

A 6.1 earthquake was reported in the Aleutian Islands near Alaska. The quake was reported at 8:10 a.m. HST (9:10 a.m. near the epicenter) on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa travels to O’ahu this week to attend a Sister City Conference in Honolulu. The conference is a preliminary summit to the APEC Conference happening in Hawaii in November.

A meeting will be held on Maui to discuss the future of the island’s film industry, and to gather information about the types of services, talent and equipment that is available locally.

Approximately 25 homes in the uppermost part of the Maui Ranch Estates subdivision have low water pressure, and possibly no water until the regulators are repaired.

Mayor Arakawa proposed the creation of the new division in the form of a charter amendment, that if approved by commission members, would go before voters in the next election.

Gerald W. Galaway Jr., 38, of Santa Cruz, California, pleaded not-guilty to the charges included in the grand jury indictment of second degree murder, attempted first degree sexual assault, and kidnapping.

Gerald W. Galaway Jr. was arrested at around 1:10 p.m. and is expected to appear in 2nd Circuity Court on Maui tomorrow morning.