Maui News
Hawaiian Telcom employees volunteer for “Day in the Community”
More than 500 Hawaiian Telcom employees signed up to volunteer for various community service projects statewide as part of the company’s annual “Day in the Community,” held on Friday. Here on Maui, volunteers assisted with a cleanup of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Beach in Kīhei with Mālama Maui Nui
Update/located: Hawaii Island police searching for man wanted in connection with kidnapping
Update: Hawaii Island Police have located and arrested Duncan Kealoha Mahi in Hilo. The investigation remains continuing. Police would like to thank the community for their assistance. Previous Post: Hawaii Island Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Duncan Kealoha Mahi, M-52. Wanted for outstanding warrants and Kidnapping investigation. Mahi last seen in Downtown […]
Maui Waena, Kīhei Charter among largest middle and charter schools respectively
Maui Waena Intermediate School in Kahului has among the largest middle school enrollment in the state with 1,044 students. Kīhei Charter School has the third largest charter school enrollment in Hawaiʻi with 693 students.
Second medical cannabis dispensary approved for Green Aloha on Kauaʻi
The state Department of Health has approved Green Aloha, Ltd.’s application to open a second retail facility on Kauaʻi. Green Aloha’s new retail location is at 2827 Poʻipū Road in Kōloa. Green Aloha expects to begin sales today, on Sept. 17, 2022.
12 Maui beaches face high vulnerability to coastal threats from sea-level rise
Three beach parks in West Maui–Launiupoko, Ukumehame, and Wahikuli Wayside Park–had the lowest adaptation potential to withstand impacts of sea level rise, based on five indicators of vulnerability.
18th Annual Lahaina Town Cleanup seeks volunteers
Volunteers are being sought for the 18th Annual Lahaina Town Cleanup to be held Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the cleanup will be held from 8 a.m. to noon.
Update/located: Maile Amber Alert issued for missing teen Mikella Debina
A Maile Amber Alert was issued for 15-year-old Mikella Debina, who was last seen about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, in the area of Anaeho’omalu Bay near Waikoloa Beach Drive on Hawaiʻi Island. Police have reason to believe the girl was abducted and issued the alert overnight.
Following a hot August, multiple heat and rain records set on Maui this September
September is shaping up to be both hot and rainy, with record-setting events in both temperature and rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.
Maui Mayor orders audit of all no-bid contracts linked to businessman Milton Choy
In a video taped address, Mayor Victorino said he ordered an audit of all no-bid contracts awarded to Choy’s companies both current and past.
EPA announces historic award of $31M in Clean Water funding to Hawaiʻi
“This historic level of investment from the federal government will be used to provide safe drinking water to residents of Hawai‘i and ensure aging wastewater infrastructure, including cesspools, is replaced to protect public health and the environment,” said Gov. Ige.
Kapalua Plantation’s Michael Castillo wins PGA Aloha Section tournament on Kaua’i
The 2022 Aloha Section PGA Championship on Kauaʻi was won by Michael Castillo, PGA head golf professional at Kapalua Plantation Course on Maui.
Sept. 8-15, 2022 COVID-19 update: 10 deaths, 1,343 new infections in Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,343new COVID-19 cases for the week of Sept. 8-15, 2022, which is 128 more cases than the previous week. The number of “active” cases statewide over two weeks decreased to 2,300 down by 395 cases.
Ke Ao Hāliʻi gets $100K grant for stewardship of East Maui lands, among list of OHA awards
Ke Ao Hāliʻiʻs project is intended to activate community stewardship to bolster the health of lands at Mokae and Makaʻalae in East Maui.
MEO Youth sign waving event brings attention to suicide prevention
Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services continued a decade-long tradition of sign waving to bring community awareness to suicide on Tuesday, Sept. 13, along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului.
Update: 3.8 earthquake centered in waters off of Maui County
A 3.8 magnitude (revised upwards) earthquake was reported at 6:19 a.m. in waters SW of Maui County, according to data compiled by the USGS.
Murder investigation launched after lifeless body found at Puna home on Hawaiʻi Island
Hawai’i Island police have initiated a homicide investigation after finding the “lifeless body of an adult female” in the yard of a home in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision, in the Puna District.
The Westin Maui partners with Project Reef ahead of Maui’s non-mineral sunscreen ban
Complimentary sunscreen stations will be available around the resort beginning on Oct. 1, 2022 in compliance with Ordinance No. 5306 banning the sale, distribution and use of non-mineral sunscreens without a prescription in the County of Maui.
Less pain at the pump on Maui
In Kahului, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas now is $5.42, which is 17 cents lower than last month but still $1.31 per gallon higher than a year ago.
Former Maui County public official charged with fraud in public corruption case
A former Maui County public official has been charged in one of the largest fraud and public corruption cases investigated by the United States Attorney’s Office in Hawaiʻi.
Pool guard recruitment test to result in Sakamoto Pool half day closure, Sept. 16
The Coach Soichi Sakamoto Pool will be closed from 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 16, 2022, for pool guard trainees to perform swim tests. The Wailuku facility will be re-open from noon to 4 p.m. that day for lap and recreational swimming. The Department of Parks and Recreation thanked the public in advance for their […]
