A Lahaina man accused of a "hate crime" was arrested on Friday for assault charges related to a physical and verbal confrontation in Mākena last week that resulted in concussion injuries to one of the male victims, police said. 

With today’s announcement of the reopening of select DLNR Division of State Parks units across the state, park managers and aquatic biologists are reminding people to be respectful of the places that are shared with Hawai‘i’s marine creatures.

On Maui, state parks that are reopened for exercise and hiking only during restricted hours are: Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area and Mākena State Park (except Puʻu o Laʻi aka “Little Beach”). Areas on Maui that remain completely closed include: Puʻu o Laʻi "Little Beach" section of Mākena State Park; Halekiʻi-Pihana and ʻĪao Valley State Monuments; and Kaumahina, Wailua and Puaʻakaʻa Wayside Parks. 

The Coast Guard is seeking the publicʻs help in finding the owner of a green kayak that was found over a mile off of Oneloa "Big Beach" in Mākena, Maui on Sunday morning.

Beginning the first week of January, nonresidents will have to pay $5 for parking at the Mākena State Park.

Maui County did fairly well among the six categories: favorite Hawaiʻi beaches, restaurants, hotels, family attractions, tour companies and poke.

A 65-year-old man from China was pulled unresponsive from waters at Oneloa “Big Beach” in Mākena on Wednesday evening.

A visitor to Maui was critically injured in the shorebreak at Oneloa “Big Beach” in Mākena on Monday morning, June 17, 2019.

A 27-year-old male visitor was transported to the hospital after injuring his lower back in large shorebreak in Mākena on Saturday afternoon, May 11, 2109.

A 20-year-old man was pulled from the water at Oneloa "Big Beach" on Saturday after friends saw him dive into the shore break and fail to surface.

The DLNR Division of State Parks will be conducting maintenance work on Thursday morning April 12, at Mākena State Park to trim overhanging & hazardous branches

Maui Electric will be upgrading power lines along Mākena Road near Big Beach to La Perouse Bay from Monday, April 2 to Thursday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 2:30p. 

The Maui County Emergency Management Agency will conduct testing of new sirens on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 7 and 8, 2017 in West and south Maui.

The Maui Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Brenda Miranda who was reported missing on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017.

Maui police arrested 3 men for allegedly selling and possessing illegal drugs on Friday as part of an operation targeting street-level drug dealing in Mākena...