A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of a Maui couple who had sought changes to the county's sign ordinance.

The lawsuit stems from a January 21, 2013 demonstration in which members of the group Maui Peace Action joined in carrying signs as part of a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day march through downtown Wailuku.

International peace activist and Professor Johan Galtung will be the featured speaker at a free talk tonight at the University of Hawaii Maui College.

COUNTY OFFICES TO CLOSE IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY County offices on Maui are closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Closures in effect today include the Hana, Molokai and Lanai Landfills.  Trash collection will follow a normal schedule except on Lanai, where customers with scheduled Monday pickups will receive... Read more »