Maui News

A “dust devil” in Central Maui on Friday afternoon had some taken by surprise as they witnessed the swirling column in a field off of the Maui Veterans Highway. The incident was reported at around 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 in an old sugar cane field.

The family of missing person Khiara Henry is offering a $10,000 reward for her safe return, and/or the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her disappearance.

A 64-year-old Texas man was pronounced dead at Kaanapali Beach this morning after witnesses discovered him face down in the water fronting Puʻu Kekaʻa “Black Rock.”

Leonardo Diaz, 30, was seen at his home in Hāna on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 at around 10:30 p.m.  He was also observed by a resident at around 7:30 a.m. the following day on Haneoʻo Road walking towards Hāmoa Beach wearing only surf trunks.

The State of Hawaiʻi will be removing a structure that it says was “unlawfully constructed on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands property.”

The lava-impacted seawater contained high concentrations of nutrients that stimulated phytoplankton growth, resulting in an extensive plume of microbes that was detectable by satellite.

Nine doctors have joined Kaiser Permanente Hawaii facilities, including Dr. Ryan Leary, who joins the otolaryngology department at the Kaiser Permanente Wailuku Medical Office.

Maui Central East Maui Little League All-Star teams who won the Senior Division World Series, and earned a regional title and second place national finish in the division for 11- and 12-year-olds, will be honored at a celebration this afternoon (Friday, Sept. 6, 2019).

Motorists traveling into or out of Hāna in East Maui are reminded of a lane closure on Hāna Highway (Route 36) in the northbound direction in the vicinity of Wailua Valley State Wayside Park.  

The Central Pacific Hurricane Center and National Hurricane Center continue to track two systems that are on weakening trends.  

Motorist traveling to or from West Maui are advised of a traffic accident in Olowalu fronting Leoda’s restaurant.

After three Maui restaurants were given “red cards” last month, some Maui Now readers have been wondering if there was some sort of state Department of Health (DOH) “crackdown” locally.

The Central Pacific Hurricane Center and National Hurricane Center are now tracking two systems: Tropical Storm Akoni which has formed far southeast of Hawaiʻi and Hurricane Juliette which is weakening in the Eastern North Pacific.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is expanding the network of cameras available to the public to Maui by providing real-time images of traffic conditions at key intersections. 

The approval clears the way for the remaining $743+ million in federal funding for the project to be released as outlined in the Full Funding Grant Agreement. 

Twenty events and programs focused on community enrichment in Maui County were selected by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority to receive funding awards for the 2020 calendar year.

After watching two videos of BJ “the Prodigy” Penn getting into brawls outside of Hawaiʻi bars, UFC President Dana White said during an ESPN interview that Penn “won’t fight again” today.

An estimated 100 residential and 20 commercial water customers in South Maui are without water this morning as crews work to repair a main line break in Kīhei.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a new report on what may have contributed to a deadly helicopter crash off Molokaʻi nearly two years ago. 

Titled “Lost and Found,” the piece will be unveiled on the exterior of the ʻĪao Theatre building from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday.