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West Maui visitors advised to leave Lahaina and Maui; airlines reporting open flights

A mass bus evacuation for visitors will be staged at Sheraton Maui Resort in Kāʻanapali this afternoon and take visitors directly to Kahului Airport. Five County of Maui buses, each with a capacity of 49 people, and five Polynesian Adventure Tours buses, each with a capacity of 50, will provide the transportation, with the first wave of buses scheduled for around 4 p.m.

UPDATE: 6 Acres Burned, West Maui Fire 80% Contained, Honoapiʻilani OPEN

The Honoapiʻilani Highway is now open in both directions as of 5:51 p.m. Maui police remind motorists to drive with patience and expect delays as traffic resumes its normal flow.

Maui Evacuations: Waihe‘e and Lower Honoapi‘ilani Due to Rising Waters

WEST MAUI: Several homes in the 4700 to 4800 block of Lower Honoapiʻilani Highway are being evacuated due to rising waters in a nearby river. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area. Transportation officials are reporting

UPDATE: Kahului Residents Evacuated from Molokaʻi-Hema Street

Maui police say the cause of a street closure and evacuation of homes in a Kahului neighborhood on Wednesday was due to a Terroristic Threatening case involving a caller reporting unexploded ordnance within a home on Molokaʻi-Hema Street.

Gas Leak Forces Evacuation of Old Lahaina Shopping Center

Authorities say the gas leak in West Maui earlier today resulted when contractors, working on renovations at 900 Front Street (Lahaina Center), ruptured a two-inch underground propane gas main line.

Kihei Flooding prompts Evacuation preparations on Maui

Heavy flooding forced the closure of a portion of South Kihei Road and the establishment of an emergency shelter in South Maui overnight. Maui Police closed South Kiehi Road between Kaonoulu Street and Ohukai Road at 12:55 a.m.