Maui News
Schatz joins in introducing legislation to give federal workers an average 8.7% pay raise
US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and US Representative Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) reintroduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, a bill that would provide federal employees with an 8.7% pay increase in calendar year 2024.
Endangered Hawaiian picture-winged flies play important role in ecosystem restoration
Scientists and researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife are working together to re-establish picture-winged fly populations, including of Drosophila hemipeza, an endangered species.
Maui bicycle shop owner watches Makawao store ‘go up in flames’
Krank Cycles, one of Maui’s original bicycle shops, gives away bikes to kids and helps repair bikes free in Maui County communities each year.
National authors visit Kamaliʻi Elementary School
National authors Allison Hintz and Antony Smith made a special visit to Maui’s Kamali’i Elementary School recently, thanks to generous support from The Four Seasons Maui.
UPDATE: Chinese New Year Lion Dance, at lower parking area of Kalana O Maui building
The County of Maui invites the public to a Chinese New Year Lion Dance performance at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27 on the front lawn of Kalana O Maui, County Building, in Wailuku.
Adaptations Dance Theater presents Flamingos, Starlings & O’opu
Adaptations Dance Theater presents Flamingos, Starlings & O’opu, a sensory-friendly performance on Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. at the Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku.
PVC pipes resembling improvised explosive devices discovered during crash investigation
Maui police evacuated nearby residents and closed area streets following a single vehicle accident in which police, while conducting a crash investigation, discovered two PVC pipes resembling improvised explosive devices within the involved vehicle.
After being declared rat-free in 2021, Lehua Island restoration and monitoring continues
After being declared rat-free in 2021, restoration and monitoring efforts continue on Lehua Islet, a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Kauaʻi.
Hawai’i Environmental Legislative Caucus announces 2023 bill package
The 2023 Environmental Legislative Caucus package includes bills to establish green fees, create a tax credit for cesspool conversion and implement a soil health initiative.
Update/postponed: Nightly closure of Piʻilani Hwy for Kīhei roundabout paving, Jan. 30-Feb. 1
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation today announced the cancellation of the closure on Piʻilani Highway due to weather.
Update: Police respond to terroristic threatening incident in Wailuku
The Maui Police Department has classified this morning’s incident at the Kalana O Maui County Building, as a first degree terroristic threatening incident, which is a Class C felony. The investigation is continuing.
Council to consider veto override of a bill seeking an interactive cultural overlay map
The Maui County Council will consider overriding former Mayor Michael Victorino’s veto of a bill to establish a cultural overlay map and improved permit review process during its meeting on Friday.
Tokuda gives inaugural floor speech on debt ceiling and Hawaiʻi’s high cost of living
Congresswoman Tokuda spoke about the need to raise the debt ceiling to fulfill our country’s financial obligations to pay for past debt and uphold responsibility to Americans relying on Social Security, Medicare and other critical federal programs.
Fire causes $1 million in damage to commercial building in Makawao
A structure fire reported on Monday night in Makawao caused an estimated $1,000,000 in damage to a commercial building and $200,000 in damage to its contents.
2 arrested, others rally outside Waiehu land at center of Native Hawaiian ownership debate
Two people were charged with trespassing while others rallied holding signs Tuesday outside Waiehu land at the center of an ownership dispute between Native Hawaiians and nonprofit Maui Economic Opportunity Inc.
“Abundance” of mother and calf humpback whale pairs prompts advice to ocean users
The presence of numerous mother/calf humpback whale pairs in Hawaiʻi waters has prompted some advice to ocean users. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary reminds the public to reduce their speed and keep a safe and legal distance around whales.
Feeding and careless driving cause undue risk to nēnē population on Maui
A female nēnē was struck and killed by a passenger truck on Haleakalā Highway near the Dairy Road/Keolani Place junction in Kahului last Tuesday, according to state officials.
$398,000 grant allows for launch of Native Hawaiian Owner-Builder project on Molokaʻi
The grant funds will allow HCL to launch the 3-year Native Hawaiian Owner-Builder Project on Moloka‘i. The project will serve 58 Nāʻiwa lessee families and five Native Hawaiian builders to increase their capacity to build and own homes on Hawaiian Home Lands.
Haleakalā National Park plant nursery service trip, Feb. 7
The Friends of Haleakalā National Park hosts a service trip on Feb. 7 at the park’s plant nursery in the Summit District. Work runs from 9 a.m. to noon.
Local chefs start #MauiEatLocal for economy, health
When seven new fast-food companies opened in Kahului and Wailuku this summer, local chefs took notice. Local chefs banded together, forming #MauiEatLocal, a movement that encourages dining out at local restaurants.
