Maui Now has reports of a fire in the ʻUlupalakua area of Maui. We'll bring you more updates as they become available.

Auwahi Wind Energy, LLC operates eight 3-megawatt wind turbines augmented by an 11-megawatt battery storage system located on ‘Ulupalakua Ranch.

Why are windmills in Kahikinui being dismantled and shipped off-island?

The History Room re-opens after being closed for one-year undergoing a restoration and historical curation sponsored by MauiWine.

Maui Electric Company will be using a helicopter to perform routine power line inspections throughout Maui County on Dec. 6, Dec. 14, and Dec. 15.

MauiWine at ‘Ulupalakua invites locals to stop by during Drink Local Wine week for complimentary tastings, kama‘āina deals and more!

At 2:20 p.m., radar showed heavy rain near ʻUlupalakua with rainfall rates of over two inches per hour.

A Maui ranch, filmmaker, and agricultural specialist were honored this week for their dedication to protecting Hawaiʻi from invasive species as part of Invasive Species Awareness week.

The company that owns and operates Puna Geothermal Venture, is exploring opportunities to harness geothermal energy at Ulupalkua on Maui. Ormat Techonolgies Inc. has submitted an application to the Hawai‘i State Board of Land and Natural Resources for a geothermal exploration permit...

Crews from the Public Works Department are conducting flood assessment near Paihea Stream.

Randy Piltz, 2010 candidate for Maui Mayor, Transcript: Introduction: Aloha, I’m Randy Piltz, running for Mayor of Maui County.  I was born and raised here.  My Mom and Dad are from here.  Hattie–from the Kukahiko family down in the Kihei/Makena area; and Adolf from the family from the Ulupalakua and Kanaio area. I went to Kamehameha Schools; after... Read more »

By Wendy Osher A company planning to construct a wind farm in Ulupalakua on Maui will hold the first of two public meetings tonight (Tuesday, April 20, 2010) to gather input and provide information on the proposed project. Auwahi Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Sempra Generation, is developing the planned wind farm and battery... Read more »

Residential sales on Maui rose slightly to 53, with 14 homes sold each in the Central Maui and Kihei areas.  The median for a Maui home was up to $507,200, from $464,500 a month earlier.  The February figures were released by the Realtors Association of Maui. There were also six homes sold in Haiku, one... Read more »

The Polipoli area of Kula will be without water today as personnel with the Department of Water Supply repair a broken transmission line.  The affected area includes Polipoli Road between the Pilikino Gulch and the intersection with Middle Road, and Pilikino Place. Water will be shut off from 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday,... Read more »

Maui Police positively identified the charred remains of a woman found following a home fire in Ulupalakua over the weekend.  Dental records were used to positively ID the woman as 49-year-old Cheryl Lynn Ledbetter of Olympia, Washington. The early morning fire at the Kini Drive residence was first reported at 1:13 a.m.   Fire crews found... Read more »