Maui News

UHMC will offer a free degree preparation workshop to interested students on Monday, June 13, 2011.

Officials with the state Department of Agriculture say residents on the Garden Isle may begin to see more of the pest during the peak summer months, and are asking the public’s help in reporting possible infestations.

Since December 2010, Gov. Abercrombie has approved the release of nearly $300 million for New Day Work Projects designed to create jobs and stimulate the economy.

The 63.7 acre wetland parcel along Waiehu Beach Road in Paukukalo, was put up for judicial foreclosure auction today to the highest bidder.

The 1,500 acre Nakula parcel located on the upper leeward slopes of Haleakala on Maui, gained designation today as a Natural Area Reserve.

Maui teachers headed to the UHMC kitchen in a workshop designed to help teach their students the relevance of math in everyday life.

The goal of the pilot program is to give visitors and residents more information when choosing an ecotour, ensuring the tour is good for the environment.

Gov. Abercrombie signed a prostitution bill into law that increases penalties for offenders and seeks to remove activity from areas frequented by children.

In an effort to transform the state’s technology infrastructure, Governor Neil Abercrombie today appointed the State’s first Chief Information Officer.

For the first time ever, the spawning of cauliflower coral has been captured on video and in photographs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Typically, our storms come from Central America and work their way East to West across the Pacific, tending to drift south of the islands, based upon our island trade wind weather patterns.

Scientists say the threat could pose management challenges for the species, whose population has been dwindling at 4 percent annually.

The event takes place Friday, June 24, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Hana Town Center.

A study of shark swimming dynamics allowed researchers to better understand why the tiger sharks yo yo dive.

Since water from the reservoir is no longer needed for irrigation, the state proposes its removal to allow the unobstructed downstream flow of the Kōlea Stream.

The Kahului Airport is one of the Maui projects that contributed to a $20 million savings statewide under the Lead by Example energy conservation initiative in Hawaii.

Crews begin work today on replacement of the Papahawahawa Bridge in East Maui.

Residents who surrender old, but working, appliances will be eligible for a cash reward through a new “bounty” program offered by Hawaii Energy, the state energy conservation and efficiency program.

Students who complete the intensive medical school preparation program earn a place in the next class of MD students at UH. Graduates include Kaimana Chow of Molokai, and Steven Gonsalves of Kahului.

The Maui girl suffered fatal injuries in a rockslide at the Pipiwai Trail in Kipahulu on May 31st.