Maui News

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.”

Oral arguments were heard today before the US Supreme Court in a case involving Maui County’s Lahaina injection wells and the interpretation of the Clean Water Act.

A community open house takes place tonight and on Saturday for the public to learn more about the proposed Pulelehua development in West Maui.  The project is proposed for development on the strip of land between the Kapalua Airport and the Honoapiʻilani Highway on both sides of Akahele Street.

A blessing and ribbon cutting marked the completion of a new 8,000 square-foot building, housing four divisions of the Department of Land and Natural Resources on Maui.

Drone, or unmanned aircraft system, surveys will be conducted in November and December in East Oʻahu, West Maui and Māʻalaea as part of the company’s wildfire mitigation planning.

An extensive coral bleaching event that has been impacting reefs across of Hawaiʻi did not cause as much damage as experts anticipated it would.

Due to a personnel shortage, todayʻs refuse route in the Kula area has been rescheduled to Wednesday, the Department of Environmental Management announced.

NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary in Kīhei will host presentations about the upcoming 2019-2020 whale season on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 from 6 to 8 p.m. 

According to Hoʻōla Nā Pua, sex traffickers often take advantage of the privacy and anonymity accessible through the hospitality industry. Many of the victims are young Hawaiʻi residents.

One 10- to 15-foot tiger shark was seen about 300 yards off of Kamaole Beach Park 1, and another, approximately 10-foot shark was spotted within 100 yards off of Charley Young Beach.

A tropical fire ant infestation at the Central Maui Regional Sports Complex was confirmed by county officials today. To clarify, county officials not that the tropical fire ants are different from the invasive Little Fire Ant, which have not been found in the complex.

Seven of the 11 inductees to the 2019 Paniolo Hall of Fame are tied to cattle ranches in Maui County that include: Haleakalā Ranch, Molokaʻi Ranch, Maui Cattle Company, ʻUlupalakua Ranch, Kaonoulu Ranch and Kaupō Ranch.

“The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live!” airs from 7-9 p.m. HST (8 to 10 p.m. EST), live on ABC / KITV.

A large-scale impound from a single home, resulted in 23 dogs coming into the Maui Humane Society shelter in the past two weeks.

Each year, Oct. 28 marks an unforgettable tragedy for many on Molokaʻi. Thirty years ago that day, all 20 passengers aboard Aloha Island Air flight 1712 were killed after it plunged into a rugged mountain range on the east side of the island. 

UPDATE 11/04/19 AT 4:01 P.M. Kuihelani Highway is now open. PREVIOUS POST November 4, 2019 Road Closure – 11/04/19 3:30 p.m. A traffic accident has blocked the Kahului bound lanes of Kuihelani Hwy from Puunene Ave to Maui Lani Parkway. Lahaina bound lanes are open. Emergency units are on scene and at designated traffic posts.

Two Canadian visitors suffered multiple lacerations to their head and body after being swept over the rocks by a large wave in West Maui on Monday morning.

According to the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, 2018 marked the seventh consecutive year of record growth for visitor spending and arrivals throughout the islands.