#Holomua Road

The Maui County Council has approved a resolution for a time extension — to May 2029 — for completion of the Kuʻikahi Village project, now apparently scaled back from its original plans. According to information presented to council members, the project was originally designed as a 202-unit workforce housing development mauka of Honoapiʻilani Highway and […]

The US Supreme Court ruled today in a case with sweeping national impact involving homelessness, by deciding 6-3 in favor of the City of Grants Pass, Oregon, which enacted anti-camping regulations that imposed civil punishment for homeless people sleeping in public places.

Maui County Council members set aside concerns about displacing two dozen homeless people from Holomua Road and the possibility of a legal challenge, and they decided Friday to restrict public access to a lower portion of the road and close its upper section.

Maui County members voted 9-0 on Tuesday to approve a bill on first reading to close the mauka portion Holomua Road above the entrance to old Maui High School to address concerns about brush fires and other public safety issues.

An afternoon brush fire along Baldwin Avenue burned a total of 7 acres before being brought under control Monday.

Council member Nohe Uʻu-Hodgins hosts a Pāʻia Town Hall and Talk Story event on July 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pāʻia Community Center.

Maui Fire Department crews responded to 20 emergency calls for fires over the Fourth of July holiday. The majority of these fires were small brush fires and rubbish bin fires which could be quickly extinguished, according to department reports; however, there were two brush fires that required response from multiple units.

Maui Fire Department personnel responded to three separate fires on Maui on Sunday, July 5, 2020, including one that caused $20,000 and displaced one person in Kanaio.

Maui police today identified the male victim in Saturday’s Pāʻia homicide investigation as 20-year-old Keenan Blair. Police say Blair and Allen knew each other, but say the reason for this incident is still being investigated.

So far, investigation reveals that the victim and suspect knew each other. 

Here’s a list of road work and lane closures for Maui for the week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, 2019. All projects are weather permitting.

Jason Gouveia was last seen in the area of Holomua Road in Haʻikū. He operates a black 2004 Toyota Tacoma with Hawaiʻi License plates LHX 351.

The Department of Transportation will conduct roadwork at various locations throughout Maui this week, resulting in alternating lane closures, March 10-16.

Motorists are advised of a motor vehicle collision reported at around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2017 on the Hāna Highway in the Kūʻau/Hoʻokipa area.

Firefighters from Station 2 in Pāʻia responded to a report of a brush fire in fallow sugarcane fields east of Holomua Road at approximately 12 p.m. on Wednesday

Maui firefighters responded to multiple reports of a fire above Pāʻia Town on Christmas Eve. The incident was reported at 7:23 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016.

A vehicle accident knocked out power to approximately 6,394 customers from Makawao to Hāna around 10:21 p.m. on Wednesday night, August 10, 2016.

The incident was reported at 6:59 p.m. on Holomua Road, about a mile and a half above the old Maui High School campus.

Three men ranging in age from 18 to 20 were transported to the hospital in stable condition after the jeep they were in rolled over and down a 30 foot embankment near the old Maui High School.

Two Maui men were transported to the Hospital in critical condition following a two vehicle collision that forced the three-hour closure of the Hana Highway Monday afternoon. During an initial assessment, injuries to both motorists were considered life-threatening, but both were later upgraded after being transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center.  Maui police say […]