Maui News

The County of Maui is seeking nominations for the Fall edition of its Volunteer Hero program. Nominations are due by September 30, 2011.

The Maui students produced a story highlighting how residents and businesses on Maui are coping with the island’s plastic bag ban.

Sentencing is scheduled for today in a case involving a former Maui Police officer who was accused stealing money from a motorist, and sexually assaulting a woman in separate incidents while in uniform.

The University of Hawai‘i will present its proposed tuition schedule at a meeting on Maui in October. The proposed increase at UH Maui College is $60 more per semester.

The session will run from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, at the Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai.

Danielle de Jesus, a teacher at Maui High School for over three years, has won the Hawaii Council on Economic Education 2011 Economics Teacher of the Year Award.

A brown 1990 Honda two-door Accord was reported stolen on Maui. The vehicle was last seen at the Westin K.O.R. at around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011. License plate number LBU120. (Report # 11042161)

Members of the US Coast Guard Station on Maui joined Mayor Alan Arakawa in a remembrance ceremony today honoring those who lost thier lives 10 years ago in the terror attacks on US soil.

Ezra Kaui Krueger, of Wailuku was among five contestants from across the state that participated in the showcase of Hawaiian music tradition. His rendition of Maui Loa earned him the Grand Prize award as well as…

A $5 million penalty was assessed against Koyo USA Corp. for alleged violations of state laws that outline the process for filtering ocean water for human consumption.

Maui joins the rest of the nation in remembrance of the lives lost and the unity going forward on the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks on US soil. Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa is asking that the entire County observe a moment of silence at 7 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2011.

A grand jury indictment was handed down today in a case involving the death of a Santa Cruz woman on Maui. The defendant, Gerald W. Galaway Jr., who remains hospitalized at Maui Memorial Medical Center, is also being served with a grand jury warrant

The dirt bike rider had injured his ankle and was unable to make his way back down the mountain. Rescue crews were dispatched to the area mauka of Waihee School.

One woman was injured as a truck crashed through the storefronts of the Moana Bakery and Cafe and Wings Hawaii on Baldwin Ave. in Paia.

An autopsy report revealed that the cause of death was asphyxiation, according to Maui Police Lt. Wayne Ibarra.

The fire was one of three that were reported on Maui on Thursday. The others included a brush fire near the Boys and Girls Club in Kahului, and a structure fire in Napili on Thursday night.

The $450 billion plan was unveiled before a Joint Session of Congress and includes tax cuts, benefits and incentives.

One of the areas identified was the Hana Highway in Paia near the youth center. Authorities say that between 2004 and 2008, there were four pedestrian related accidents, primarily at the intersection of Hana Highway and Baldwin Avenue.

An abandoned structure was damaged in a evening fire in Napili Thursday night. Firefighters were dispatched at 8:37 p.m. to the location at 120 Hui F Road.

Residents in the area reported seeing smoke at around 3:37 p.m., and said it appeared to be coming from the area east of the Boys and Girls Club.