Maui News

According to OHA, the goal of the grant is to allow for more Native Hawaiian students to graduate with an undergraduate degree or earn a vocational education certificate. 

The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Hanakaʻōʻō, Maui. Levels of 238 per 100 mL have been detected during routine beach monitoring.  That exceeds the threshold level of 130 enterococci per 100 mL.

Benjamin “Benny” Rapoza was last seen at a residence in the 2100 block of Kalanianaole Street at around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. Benjamin is described as 3-feet tall, weighing about 50 pounds, with a slim build, short brown hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. He was last seen wearing a diaper.

Santa Claus traded in his sleigh and reindeer for a Blue Hawaiian Helicopter, taking a quick detour from his Christmas Eve route to touch down in South Maui.

Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) recently introduced a bill to require that all baggage and cargo transporting into Hawai’i by air or sea be inspected for invasive species and high-risk agricultural materials.

Hundreds of keiki and their families cheered as Santa and his merry elves surfed into shore at the Grand Wailea in true Hawai‘i fashion – via a Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe.

According to the agency, coastal flooding is possible over the next few days along all shores of Maui due to unusually high water levels. 

The new Schatz law will help the Pentagon stop the unacceptable use of the Defense Department’s (DoD) network to view, possess, trade, procure, and even produce child pornography.

Over 1,000 vases from the Maui Veterans Cemetery that were placed in storage during a gravesite restoration project in May 2014 are now being returned to their graves. 

The nonprofit Maui Nui Marine Resource Council has introduced new coral reef conservation displays at Kahului Airport.

American Savings Bank launched the bi-annual contest in 2015. This year, ASB received more than 300 entries from 33 schools statewide. 

Maui police responded to nine burglaries, 12 vehicle thefts and 12 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Dec. 15 to 21, 2019.

Maui County offices will remain open for regular office hours, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Dec. 24 and 31, Christmas and New Yearʻs eves.

The state Department of Health, Clean Water Branch has issued a brown water advisory for DT Fleming Beach Park as stormwater runoff has entered coastal waters following heavy rain.

Duane Sparkman, an engineer and landscaping manager at The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, will be offering a  free  talk to explain how  community members can  use non-harmful pest and weed control methods for their homes, businesses, and landscaping. 

The Maui Police Department collected 2,617 pounds of rice and food as part of its holiday food drive, held in coordination with the Maui Food Bank. 

Much to the surprise of the owners at Kula Cottontail Farm, a baby alpaca was born on Friday, just in time for Christmas.

The unemployment rate for Maui County was 2.5 percent in November, compared to 2.7 percent in October and the same time last year, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced. 

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week’s article was written by HVO geophysicist Sarah Conway. 

The legislation would support programs like the Hawaiian Plant Extinction Prevention Program, which works to save more than 237 endangered plant species, each of which has fewer than 50 plants remaining in the wild.