Carvalho, who is running for Lieutenant Governor, is attending to storm recovery efforts on his home island after heavy rains battered the island's north shore communities with upwards of three-feet of rainfall in a 24-hour period.

Mayor Arakawa: “It is vitally important that we chart a new course that steers us away from fossil fuel use and carbon emissions in our ground transportation.”

The mayor defends his decision and authority to place Police Chief Darryl Perry on leave, despite the Police Commission wanting the chief to return to work.

Personnel from the Kauai Fire Department returned for a sea based search this morning for the two people who went missing when their ultra light aircraft crashed in waters off the south shore on Tuesday.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMmwM14L8Ao[/youtube] By Wendy Osher Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares last night announced her plans to seek re-election in 2010 during a campaign fundraiser at the Grand Wailea Resort in South Maui. “I’m optimistic about our future and I want to continue to build on the successes we created since taking office,” said Tavares.   “We created... Read more »

Maui’s Shane Victorino is among a list of baseball players competing for the last spot on the National League’s All-Star Game roster. The Phillies outfielder finished fourth in the public balloting for the three starting outfield positions. He was not selected as a backup by the National League coaches. Hawaii’s four mayors-Bernard Carvalho, Jr., Mufi... Read more »

Maui Mayor Tavares Announces Priorities Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares announced her priorities for the 2009 legislative session during (a hearing before the House Finance and Senate Ways and Means Committees) a joint conference at the state capitol on Tuesday.  In addressing lawmakers, Tavares said she would not be making any direct requests for funding given... Read more »