#palauea beach

Wailea Community Association supports water-quality testing at four South Maui locations

Maui’s community-based water-quality monitoring program Hui O Ka Wai Ola has resumed water-quality testing at four locations in South Maui under a new partnership with the Wailea Community Association. Under the partnership, testing has resumed at Kilohana Drive (Keawakapu North site), Keawakapu South, Ulua Beach and Palauʻea Beach.

UPDATE: Search Continues for Missing Snorkeler in Mākena, Maui

The search by land and sea continues for a missing snorkeler in waters off of South Maui, south of the Fairmont Kea Lani hotel and makai of Mākena Road.

Ask the Mayor: Is it Legal for Private Landscaping to Block Public Beach Parking?

Two mansions have been built on Mākena Road fronting White Rock Beach; their landscaping extends right up to the road, effectively eliminating beach parking.

Mākena Shoreline Reopens After Shark Attack

Beaches from Maluaka to the Mana Kai were reopened at noon today following a shark attack at Palauea (White Rock) on Wednesday afternoon.

Visitor Loses Limb in Shark Attack at Palauea, Mākena

A 20-year-old woman from Germany remains hospitalized in critical condition, after her right arm was severed in a shark attack at Palauea Beach, also known as White Rock in Mākena, on Wednesday afternoon.