Maui News

Governor Linda Lingle said she is disappointed that the Pro Bowl will likely move from Hawaii in 2010.  The NFL decided to play the post-season all-star game in the same city as the Super Bowl, one week prior to that event, on a one-year test basis.  In a statement released today, the governor said the […]

Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares was among 170 mayors invited to participate in a conference call with members of President-Elect Barack Obama’s transition team.  The hour-long conference call was coordinated by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and centered around Obama’s plan to stimulate the economy. Tavares said, “While our isolation as an island state and dependency […]

One man suffered fatal injuries following a head on collision in Makena this morning.  64-year-old Patrick Gibson died at the scene.  The accident was reported at 6:19 a.m. on Makena Alanui Drive, south of the Makena Road intersection.  Gibson was driving a van towards Kihei when he lost control, crossed the centerline, and collided into […]

Roadwork continues on the Halekala Highway this week with one uphill lane of the highway closed in the Pukalani Bound direction. The concrete overlay project is being done to extend the life of the roadway by more than 30 years. One downhill, Kahului-bound lane will be contraflowed beginning at 3:30 p.m. every day this week […]

The Maui Arts and Cultural Center has added a second show for the upcoming performance of Kealii Reichel accompanied by the Maui Pops Orchestra.

Maui police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a gunman who robbed a Kahului store early Sunday morning. The incident was reported at 6:24 a.m. at Pacific Fish Market on Hoohana Street. Police say the man entered the business, demanded money and fired two shots into a glass jewelry case. The suspect left the […]

The University of Hawai`i Board of Regents approved the conferral of an honorary degree upon Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, the great grand niece of King David Kalākaua and Queen Kapi`olani. The Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters is awarded to individuals distinguished by their national or international reputations or accomplishments in scholarship, public service, profession, […]

Governor Linda Lingle is meeting with the Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara today to discuss the possibility of locating the planned Thirty-Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The project is a partnership between UCSB, the California Institute of Technology, AURA and an organization of Canadian universities.  Mauna […]

A blessing was held Thursday for the new Lahaina satellite office of the Division of Motor Vehicles and Licensing.  The new 11-hundred square foot site at the Lahaina Center nearly triples the size of the old facility.  Hours of the new satellite office will remain Monday – Friday, 8 – 10:45 a.m. and noon – […]

A Lahaina man suffered fatal injuries in an industrial accident at West Maui Land Company this morning.  The man, identified as 63-year-old Alfredo Sarian, was found stuck in a commercial wood chipper with his body severed from his head to chest.  Authorities responded to the scene at approximately 8:38 a.m. near 809 Olowalu Village Road […]

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces the availability of its 2009 Historic Sites calendar, “Plants & Places – The Flora of Hawai`i.” Although there are literally thousands of native plants in Hawai`i that could have been selected to produce a visually stunning calendar, the plants that were selected for this […]

A Kahului man was arrested after allegedly shooting to death his son at their Kahului home on Tuesday night.  45-year-old Joe D. Antonio was arrested for investigation of second degree murder after turning himself in to authorities shortly after the incident.  The Maui News reports the man has been an employee with the publication for […]

A group of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey have compiled a multi-year study of the long fringing coral reef off south Molokai. The study looks at the life of the reef and the threat it faces from sediment, runoff and pollutants caused by land based activities. Scientists say the study sheds new understanding of […]

The number of nationally Board Certified Teachers in Hawaii increased 24 percent over last year for a total of 203 teachers in the state with board certification.

State and county leaders joined the governor today in unveiling a sweeping plan to implement $1.8 billion in public infrastructure improvement projects.

Maui Helicopter pilot Don Shearer, owner of Windward Aviation is among those featured on the new Maui Chopper series

Motorists traveling to of from Upcountry Maui this week are advised of 24-hour single lane closures on the Haleakala Highway for concrete overlay operations. The state Department of Transportation is working to pour a 4-inch concrete overlay on five-miles of road in an effort to extend the life of the roadway by more than 30 […]

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company has announced plans to institute a one-week furlough for all HC&S employees, impacting 674 workers, at all levels of the organization, from top to bottom.

The bamboo of Keanae is considered one of the best in the islands, according to artisan Calvin Hoe. The Waiahole resident is renowned for his skill in crafting Hawaiian nose flutes and was on hand for a demonstration at the Keanae Hoolaulea held over the weekend. [flashvideo file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=642buQWLZrg /] The Ohe Hano Ihu of Keanae […]

The nominees for the Best Hawaiian Music Album features three time award winner, George Kahumoku Jr. of Maui