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The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday — introduced by US Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaiʻi and John Barrasso of Wyoming to designate May as “National Wildfire Preparedness Month.” The resolution aims to increase public awareness and preparedness in response to the increasing scale, complexity, and severity of wildfires across the country. In August […]

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez is sending letters to more than 800 Hawaiʻi tobacco retailers and distributors about the distribution and sale of illegal tobacco products. Most of the products originate in China and include electronic smoking devices known as vapes or e-cigarettes and oral tobacco pouch products.

The Maui Fire Department suspended search operations for a 42-year-old man from California who was reported missing on Nov. 20 in the area of the “cliff house” in Kapalua.

A 45-year-old man from California drowned Monday afternoon while snorkeling at Black Rock Beach in Kaʻanapali, the Maui Department of Fire & Public Safety reported Tuesday.

Emergency crews in West Maui responded to a person pulled from the ocean fronting the Sands of Kahana Condominium on Lower Honoapiʻilani Road on Tuesday.

The top half of the 2017 bracket features competitive games between Marquette and VCU, and Wichita State and California.

Like a maestro composing a classical three-point masterpiece, Chaminade’s Christophe Varidel finished one point shy of shredding 30 years of college basketball wizardry in Monday’s opening round of the 2013 EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament at the Lahaina Civic Center.

The EA Sports Maui Invitational today announced a partnership with “Fanatics,” the leading online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, to sell tournament apparel in the new online store.

Hawaiian Airlines will offer daily service between San Diego and Maui for the first time since summer 2008.  It is one of two daily nonstop flights being added to Maui in June.  The other is an Oakland to Maui flight. The flights are part of the company’s efforts to expand its service from Hawaii’s largest […]

Maui police seized more than $841,000 worth of processed marijuana-the largest seizure of its kind in the county’s history. Police recovered 130 pounds of processed marijuana during the search of freight sent from California to Maui on August 12th.  Officers also found 1.5 pounds of processed marijuana along with drug paraphernalia during the search of […]

(Updated: 3:30 p.m. 8/7/09 by Wendy Osher) Central Maui Little League suffered a 7-4 loss to Glendale, Arizona, in its opening game of the Little League West Regionals in San Bernardino earlier today.  Central Maui returns to action on Sunday against Chula Vista, Calif.  The game will be aired live on Maui’s ESPN 550,  KMVI […]

State Director of Human Resources Development Marie Laderta today notified the United Public Workers and the Hawai’i Government Employees Association of possible reductions in force of more than 1,100 state employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. The issuance of the layoff list comes in accordance with a 90-day notification requirement that must be followed before […]

By Wendy Osher © 2009 Maui Police say a visitor suffered massive head injuries from a fall from a 10 story balcony yesterday. The woman was found unresponsive near the poolside area of the Westin Kaanapali Hotel in Lahaina. Authoritites have since identified the woman as 52-year-old Laurie J. Brunner-Chapple of Sunnyville, California. Lt. Chad […]