Maui News

“Previous resurfacing projects have extended the pavement’s useful life, however, they did not address the deteriorated subbase that is the source of recurring surface cracking.” 

Maui police are currently investigating the discovery of a body found near Pakaula Street in in Kahului.

A one-year-old Catahoula hunting dog, Orange fell into the pit last Saturday. Fortunately, his owner, Tarvan Orsatelli, had a GPS tracker on him and was able to locate him quickly.

Walmart and The Salvation Army are joining forces to provide toys to keiki in need during the holidays with toy drive events at all 10 Walmart stores in Hawaiʻi this Saturday, Nov. 9. Each event in Hawaiʻi will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Hawaiian traditional music icon Keola Beamer is among the notable musicians featured in a unique album entitled Himalayan Sessions, which also includes inspirational words from His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama.

West Maui residents and businesses are being urged to conserve water amid ongoing dry, hot conditions and low surface water flows at treatment facilities in Lahaina and Mahinahina.

The 7th annual Hawaiʻi Energy Conference will explore issues relating to beneficial electrification and the design of an equitable energy transition during its next conference on March 18 and 19, 2020.

Securitas is seeking to fill 200 new job positions across the state for the holiday season and beyond, including more than 20 positions in Maui County.

This year’s festival pays tribute to Hāna-born educator and ethnobotanist, Dr. Isabella Kauakea Aiona Abbot, who was one of the world’s leading experts on limu. Dr. Abbot was recognized as the first native Hawaiian woman to earn a PhD in science. 

The US Department of Transportation has announced it will award the State of Hawai‘i $20 million to help build a new pedestrian bridge over Ala Moana Boulevard.

A statewide homelands leader will discuss “Hawaiian Lands in Hawaiian Hands” at a free public presentation next Thursday.

The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents approved the latest draft of the administrative rules for UH-managed lands on Maunakea at a special meeting.

Seven people were displaced by a structure fire at a home in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Maui on Wednesday afternoon.

The County of Maui is seeking to hire special counsel in a lawsuit that alleges fossil fuel companies are responsible for the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels. 

A new film from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs captures the East Maui community’s decades-long efforts to “protect its stream water resources.” 

The Department of Planning will be holding a series of meetings on proposed special management area and shoreline rule amendments that could affect beachfront properties.

JAWS Big Wave Championships to Donates to Maui Nonprofits in Lieu of Site Rental Fee. This year’s recipients of donations include Mālama Maui Nui, Boys and Girls Clubs of Maui, Maui Interscholastic League, Imua Family Services and Lōkahi Pacific/Teens On Call.

Maui police netted 10 traffic arrested and issued 36 traffic citations during the Department’s Halloween enforcement effort. 

An elderly Hilo man was found dead about 20 feet down a lava tube in his yard on Monday. 

Mahi Pono has planted its first papaya crop in its efforts towards the company’s goal of “Growing Maui’s Food Future.”