Hawaii's Ezekiel Lau Wins QS 10,000 EDP Billabong Pro Cascais

A neighbor island principal from Molokai was given top honors for excellence in leadership for public education.  Kaunakakai Elementary School Principal Janice Espiritu earned the Island Insurance Foundation’s 6th Annual Masayuki Tokioka Award at a ceremony on Oahu this week. Espiritu’s winnings total $25,000, including $10,000 in cash and $15,000 for a school project of... Read more »

(By Wendy OSHER © 2009) Two Maui facilities are on a list of areas set to receive state funding for energy efficiency improvements.  The Kahului Baseyard and East Maui’s Waianapanapa State Park were among a list of 15 state facilities that will get a share of the $250,000 released by the Governor’s office today.  Currently,... Read more »

Posted by: Wendy OSHER © 2009 Photos by:  Wendy OSHER © 2009 WAI`ANAPANAPA, HANA, MAUI – State workers will begin construction Monday on a $500,000 water system improvement project at Wai’anapanapa State Park in East Maui. Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) officials say the work will include the replacement of the potable water... Read more »

Several non-profit organizations received an unexpected gift in the New Year as Maui Toyota handed them the keys to brand new Sienna vans at the Kahului car lot on Wednesday.  Maui Toyota CEO Damien Farias said the dealership ended the year with more vans than could be sold in a two year period.  He decided... Read more »