#West Maui Land Company

Five Maui women who were positioned in a trench at a West Maui construction site, in protection of ancestral burials on Tuesday, were placed under citizen’s arrest for allegations involving second degree criminal trespass.

Two hours of testimony was received on Wednesday relating to the fast-track Liahuʻula housing project proposed for development in Olowalu.  The project calls for the construction of 59 lots on 28 acres of mostly undeveloped land mauka of the Honoapiʻilani Highway, between the Olowalu General Store and Camp Olowalu.

Areas near the Ukumehame Stream have been difficult to fully extinguish due to the abundance of large tree growth. The Olowalu brush fire from Friday…

The Olowalu brush fire that started on Friday, was declared 80 percent contained late Monday afternoon. Crews worked to douse hot spots near Ukumehame Stream.

Fire crews arrived on scene to find an active brush fire at the base of the mountain which was initially inaccessible due to blocked roads.

A fire burned a small 30 by 60 foot area of brush on old Pioneer Mill property in Lahaina on Tuesday afternoon.

Nā Hale O Maui has completed construction on a home that is the organization’s very first new home that will be “affordable in perpetuity and will never be sold at market price,” according to the organization’s executive director, John Andersen.

A Lahaina man suffered fatal injuries in an industrial accident at West Maui Land Company this morning.  The man, identified as 63-year-old Alfredo Sarian, was found stuck in a commercial wood chipper with his body severed from his head to chest.  Authorities responded to the scene at approximately 8:38 a.m. near 809 Olowalu Village Road […]