Maui News

Maui residents are the only ones in Hawaiʻi who can’t buy a Taser in their county, and the representative of a lawsuit against the county said the legal pressure won’t stop until that changes. “Until they actually put the process in place and they start issuing licenses and we actually see Tasers being sold in the County of Maui, the lawsuit is going to continue on its same path,” Andrew Namiki Roberts, director of the Hawaiʻi Firearms Coalition, told Maui Now on Monday afternoon.

An afternoon fire burned about a quarter acre of brush along the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Māʻalaea on Tuesday.

Sen. Fevella said he voted against the bail reform bill at Final Reading because he shares concerns of constituents regarding the potential for the automatic release of a defendant for ‘nonviolent,’ but dangerous class C felony offenses.

Hawaiʻi Dental Service, the state’s leading dental benefits provider, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year by giving HDS Smile Kits to more than 11,000 kindergarten children in 208 Title I schools throughout the state beginning in May 2022.

An estimated 200 people attended a Moloka‘i Drug Free Movement event sponsored by the Molokaʻi Island Foundation, held on Saturday, May 7, at Kūlana ʻŌiwi in Kaunakakai.

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor emphasizing the need to protect abortion rights in response to the draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

The PGA TOUR today announced that Max Novena has been named Executive Director of the Sentry Tournament of Champions and replaces Alex Urban, who has taken a new role as Executive Director of the TOUR Championship and will relocate to Atlanta.

Maui Memorial Medical Center received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes MMMC’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital.

With the adjournment of the 2022 legislative session, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature passed 12 environmental protection and energy measures that collectively deal with climate change.

A $192 million Kahului plan to develop 300 affordable and market-rate units, along with a civic center for state office space, cleared a hurdle in the approval process.

The proposed 125-unit multi-family complex was floated in place of the proposed Wailuku Hotel concept that was met with community opposition in 2020.

The state Department of Health confirmed it is investigating a report of acute pediatric hepatitis of unknown origin in a Maui resident under the age of 10 years.

Led by freshman Christopher Salem (E), Maui Prep finished with all five players in the top ten. They hold a commanding lead after Rd. 1 of the HHSAA Boys Golf Championship in Kā‘anapali.

A concerned family member reported Ingalls missing on Sunday, telling police that he had failed to pick them up at the airport.

Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino recognized National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week during a recent visit to the Maui Memorial Medical Center.

County of Maui Department of Environmental Management will conduct a Hāna Metals Recycling Event for East Maui residents at the Hāna Landfill from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 2 through June 4.

Three nonprofit groups on Maui offering youth arts and automotive programs, are the recipients of grant awards for fiscal year 2022, totaling $509,360.

The State Legislature’s Kūpuna Caucus secured more than $30 million in funding for programs, centers and resources aimed at caring for and protecting seniors across Hawaiʻi. The related bills go to the Governor for final approval.

Eligible Hawaiʻi residents seeking reduced internet service costs can now visit GetInternetGov to sign up or get more information.

Eight of the bills identified have been passed by the Legislature to improve standards of conduct.