#Kailua

The National Weather Service has extended the Flash Flood Warning for Maui until 10:30 a.m. At 7:16 a.m., radar showed heavy rain over east Maui. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. The heaviest rain is falling over the Kaupō area. Additional heavy showers are expected through the morning. Flash flooding is ongoing.

Five Honolulu men were cited for a series of alleged natural resources violations on Saturday night. DOCARE reports citizens were concerned about the large amount of ocean resources allegedly being removed from the Lanikai and Kailua areas.

On Maui, hikers have been rescued from places like the “Bamboo Forest” in Kailua, the upper reaches of ʻĪao Valley, and East Maui’s Kaihalulu Beach. A swift water rescue at Waioka in Hāna earlier this month ended tragically when a visitor died in a flash flood event at the location.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.  All projects are weather permitting.

Fire crews responded to a report of a child that was injured while on a hike in Kailua in the area often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest.”

The male victim is a 38-year-old resident of Lahaina, Maui. Crews had responded to a report of an ocean drowning in the spot some refer to as “Puka Maui.”

Fire crews responded to the Honomanū Bay, Keʻanae and Kailua areas for reports of individuals stranded by rising stream waters on Saturday.

Flash flooding of a river at an area often referred to as “Bamboo Forest” in the Kailua area of East Maui on Wednesday, prompted response from Maui firefighters

At 9:48 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, firefighters received a call for three overdue pig hunters who went hunting in the Kailua area of East Maui.

Maui firefighters and ocean safety personnel were dispatched to a report of male hiker that reportedly fell about 20 feet from a sea cliff on the Puka Maui Trail at around 11:03 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

Coast Guard crews are searching for a downed aircraft that dropped from radar on Thursday afternoon, July 14, 2016, while en route from Maui to Kona.

Interruption of electrical service will affect 240 customers in E Maui from Twin Falls to Nāhiku. Lines need to be de-energized for the crews to work safely.

The 41-year-old Haʻikū man was preparing to jump off of the waterfall on the Bamboo Forest Trail in Kailua when he lost his footing and fell to the pond below.

A visitor was airlifted from Kailua yesterday in the area often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest” trail after slipping on a rock and injuring her ankle in the stream.

Kailua High School’s Kirk Ronolo Jr. threw up a buzzer-beater at halftime, sparking the Surfriders’ 14-1 third-quarter explosion en route to a 49-36 win over Seabury Hall at Kaimuki Gym on Friday.

Seabury Hall’s Kaleb Palmer and Cameron King combined for 34 points to lift the third-seeded Spartans to a 59-56 overtime win over University High in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the State Boys Division II Basketball Tournament.

Walgreens will open its first full-service store on Maui in Lahaina on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.  The store will begin grand opening festivities at 11 a.m. and will open at 11:45 a.m. The 15,238-sq. ft. store, located at 342 Keawe Street, will be the fifth full-service store in the state of Hawaii; the other four […]

Maui’s first Whole Foods Market is expected to create 140 new jobs within the community when it opens in Kahului next year. The 26,266 square foot store at the Maui Mall is set to open on schedule in the Spring of 2010, becoming the brand’s second Hawaii location. The company opened its first Hawaii store […]