Maui News

A rash of morning fires along the Honoapiilani Highway are being investigated as suspicious incidents-that according to Acting Battalion Chief Derrick Arruda with the Maui Fire Department.  Maui police say three fires occurred within a 35 minute period this morning between Olowalu and Puamana. Maui police say the first was reported in Olowalu at 10:38 […]

An updated assessment of tax revenues shows the state lost an additional $57 million in FY09-worse than the 9 percent decline projected by the Council on Revenues.    Governor Linda Lingle said she will have to make “tough, realistic decisions to close the budget shortfall.”  She did not specify how many workers would be laid […]

There are several ongoing roadway projects being conducted by the state this week. HANA HWY ROCKFALL MITIGATION FORCES 4-HOUR WEEKDAY CLOSURES: In east Maui, Rockfall mitigation continues on the Hana Highway through Friday, July 17th.  Work between mile markers 19 and 21 will result in the complete closure of the Hana Highway on weekdays between […]

More than $1.8 million dollars was secured for continued funding of the Upcountry Maui Watershed project.  The funds are part of a larger $16.2 million appropriation included in an agriculture bill that passed out of the U.S. House today.  The Upcountry watershed supplies irrigation to farmers and ranchers in Upper Kula through a dedicated distribution […]

The final three contestants on the ABC series “The Bachelorette” head to Maui for a Romantic Getaway.  Jillian Harris, the Bachelorette for Season 5 arrives on Maui for a two-hour episode on July 13 (8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST). The show follows Harris and the remaining three bachelors – Ed, Kiptyn, and Reid -in their […]

A 257 acre subdivision is proposed for construction in the Maalaea area of central Maui. The applicant, MVI, LLC, proposes the construction of 1,100 single-family homes at the Ohana Kai Village complex.  Plans call for 60 percent of the dwellings, or 660 units to be affordable homes. The proposed project site is bordered on the […]

OLOWALU TRAFFIC UPDATE (4:37 p.m.) Firefighters are wrapping up mop up operations of a small brush fire in Olowalu and have removed their equipment from the Highway. Both lanes of the Honoapiilani Highway are being used at this time, but traffic is slower than usual. Earlier this afternoon, Maui Police had used the cane haul […]

McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii proposes the demolition and reconstruction of its Lahaina eatery. An Environmental Assessment is required because the property is located within the Lahaina National Historic Landmark District at the corner of Papalaua and Wainee Streets. Lahaina Town was designated as a registered National Historic Landmark in 1962, under the provisions of the […]

Maui’s Shane Victorino is among a list of baseball players competing for the last spot on the National League’s All-Star Game roster. The Phillies outfielder finished fourth in the public balloting for the three starting outfield positions. He was not selected as a backup by the National League coaches. Hawaii’s four mayors-Bernard Carvalho, Jr., Mufi […]

The 87th Maui County Fair will be led by a team of two. Sherri Grimes, who served as the Fair Director for the past three years, will become the fair’s Managing Director.  The job calls for oversight of budget and logistics. Grimes teams up with new Fair Director Karey Oura who will lead the fair’s […]

Rockfall mitigation continues on the Hana Highway through Friday, July 17th.  Work between mile markers 19 and 21 will result in the complete closure of the highway weekdays between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The state Department of Transportation also advises Maui motorists of intermittent traffic stoppages on the Hana Highway (Route 360) in both […]

The Maui Police Department’s Lieutenant Wayne Ibarra, becomes the islands latest graduate of the FBI National Academy Program.   Ibarra is a Watch Commander with the Wailuku Patrol District and a 21 year veteran of the department. Internationally know for its academic excellence, the National Academy Program, held at the FBI Academy, offers 11 weeks of […]

20 officers join the ranks of the Maui Police Department after graduating in the 70th Recruit Class-one of the larger classes in recent years.  Members completed 8 months of recruit training and will be assigned to the Field Training Officer Program for the next four months. Five recruits earned department awards including Taylor Kamakawiwo’ole who […]

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam embarks embarked a month-long U.S. solo tour earlier this month.  The tour began on June 8th in Albany, NY and ends on July 2nd in Honolulu.  Vedder makes a stop on Maui on Monday, June 29th where he performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Castle Theater of the Maui Arts […]

The 18th Annual Ki Ho’alu Slack Key Guitar Festival comes to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Sunday, June 28.  The Free concert runs from 2 to 7 p.m. on the Events Lawn. Bring the lawn chairs or roll out a blanket on the lawn to enjoy an all-afternoon, all-star line-up of Hawai’i’s best […]

Residents of Molokai are reminded to conserve water as the county works to replace a pump and motor at the Kualapu’u Well. County officials say current efforts are not enough and water levels at the tank have fallen rapidly since the well was shut down for the repair on Monday. Customers of Kaunakakai and Kalae […]

Governor Michael Marcos Keon of Ilocos Norte, Philippines will visit Maui and Oahu in an effort to familiarize himself with the Ilocanos community in Hawaii. More than 400 people are expected to attend a speaking event at the Waipahu Filcom Center tonight, with an additional 100 people on a waiting list. The Maui visit begins […]

The Maui County Council passed a bill on first reading yesterday that would ban alcohol consumption at Honokowai Beach Park. The bill was introduced by West Maui Councilmember Jo Anne Johnson and gained unanimous approval on first reading. The county already has alcohol bans in place at Kamehameha Iki Park and Malu’ulu’olele Park in Lahaina, […]

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation launched a Buy a Brick fundraising campaign this week to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Pioneer Mill Smokestack. The landmark stands 200-feet-tall and dates to the 1860s when the mill was founded.  The mill was one of Hawaii’s last remaining sugar plantations at the time of its closure […]

UPDATED:  4:45 P.M. Monday, June 22, 2009 Damages to two homes caused by a brush fire yesterday was estimated at $500,000 total to the two structures and $100,000 in damage to contents including a vehicle, two motorcycles and furnishings. The fire burned approximately 80 acres in Maalaea since it began shortly after 2:00 p.m. yesterday. […]