Kihei News

Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett Kekoa Dow was patrolling a village in Afghanistan with other Marines and Afghan police when enemy forces opened fire on the group several weeks ago.

Responding to South Maui residents' complaints, Kihei police have formed a special assignment team to address concerns including speeding and drug and alcohol use at parks and beaches.

From a trade journal in Florida to a Maui Realtor and other developers, there's certainly an interest in what would become Hawaii's largest outlet mall - twice the size of the Waikele Premium Outlets on Oahu.

Christopher Border of Maui Preparatory Academy and Kathryn O'Connor of Lokelani Intermediate School were two Hawaii educators chosen this year to participate in a program that allows them to conduct NASA research with their students.

In her volunteer "big sister, little sister" relationship, the big sister has grown just as much as her younger sibling.

Wade Holmes arrives early in the morning in his Ford Explorer. Wade is an athletic 36-year-old with close-cropped blond hair and bright blue eyes.

ProArts will present "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie , the longest running play ever, as the first show of their Spring season which will continue through May this year.

Native Hawaiians and other Maui residents could have an opportunity to get fit and lose weight through traditional outrigger canoe paddling, with a new program being offered at the Maui Canoe Club.

An air-monitoring station in Kihei showed a slight decrease from last year in measured air quality during this year's New Year's celebrations as compared to last year, the state Department of Health reported.

A California developer wants to begin construction this spring on a shopping center that would be the largest outlet mall in Hawaii.

A section of Liloa Drive will be closed for four to six weeks starting Monday, while crews work on construction of a roundabout in the area.

Fire and Coast Guard rescue crews were searching for a 55-year-old kayaker who was reported missing Wednesday, a day after his kayak was found off Kihei, officials said.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie received praise Monday for supporting an extension of television and film production tax credits, alternative energy development and investment in the state's building projects in his State of the State address.

After flubbing a few of the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner " during Sunday's New England Patriots-Baltimore Ravens NFL playoff game, Aerosmith frontman and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler may be looking for a place to retreat for awhile.

Maui Sen. Rosalyn Baker plans to ask Hawaii lawmakers this session to authorize general obligation bonds that would provide some funding to start infrastructure work on the proposed high school in Kihei.

Longtime Maui canoe paddler Kaimana Brummel shares her love of the sport and the ocean with her 8-month-old son, Ka'iwi, during Saturday's Maui Interscholastic League regatta at Ka Lae Pohaku Beach in Kihei.

The owners of The Mortgage Store, which filed for bankruptcy owing $10 million in September 2010, have agreed to surrender $6 million obtained fraudulently by a Ponzi scheme.

The Hawaii State Department of Health Clean Air Branch measured significantly lower levels of smoke from fireworks during the 2012 New Year period, with particulate levels on Oahu showing improvement over past years.

The longest running play in the world, ever, comes to Kihei in February/March. Agatha Christie's finest play boasts an ingenious plot which engages the audience from start to satisfying finish! A group of strangers stranded in a during a snow.

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part preview of the 2012 session of the Hawaii State Legislature, which opens Wednesday.