Kihei News

Maybe better than getting her face painted, Tayte Kamoku, 5, of Kihei squeals with delight after winning a prize in the goblet toss with her dad, Kehau, in the games tent at the 86th Maui County Fair on ...

Aiming to broaden public awareness of the nationwide outlook for civil rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai'i presents an evening with acclaimed expert on the U.S. Supreme Court and national ACLU ...

A federal judge this week ordered the release or retrial of a man convicted of a 1995 murder on Maui, saying he improperly wasn't allowed to call three witnesses during his trial more than a decade ago.

Da Kine is fine for Kristine Snyder, who won the grand-prize pot of $50,000 for her Hawai'i-style burger over the weekend in the 2008 Build a Better Burger contest at Sutter Home Winery in Napa Valley.

Adrienne Laurion, regional director of Special Olympics Maui County, reported that the Kihei location raised the most with $11,595; followed by Kahului with $11,293.50 and Lahaina with $10,994. The totals ...

I counted 48 seats on the No. 10 Kihei Islander as it headed along South Kihei Road, and then eventually to the Queen Ka'ahumanu Center in Kahului.

KIHEI - Even with the already strong support for Barack Obama on Maui, his half sister,Maya Soetoro-Ng, thought it was important to return to the Valley Isle to keep up momentum as well as to throw her support ...

Travelers who can go anywhere in the world come back to Maui again and again, because their Maui moments are some of the most treasured of their lives.

Before heading to the mainland to campaign for the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Maya Soetoro-Ng will be going on an island-hopping tour to rally support here in the islands.

Maui County registered a record-low 25.5 percent turnout for a primary election in Saturday's preliminary runoff for legislative, school board and County Council seats.

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Candidates take last opportunity to speak before primary at KCA "speed dating" format forum.

The Maui Medical Group will open its fourth clinic, expanding its services to Kihei this November.

About 7,000 residents Upcountry and in Lahaina will start getting automated trash collection service this fall.

High above the Piilani Village Safeway parking lot in Kihei, Nick Krau holds on to his tent as he greets shoppers in the Cop on Top fundraising effort for Maui Special Olympics.

I recently got back from my favorite place on earth...Maui. I was fortunate to be born and raised in the state of Hawaii, spending my first seven years in Hawaii Kai on the island of Oahu, then moving to Maui ...

Wireless credit-card-terminal rental company, GoMobile Commerce, opened an office in Kihei at the beginning of this month.

Mayor Charmaine Tavares and her administration will continue a series of community meetings during September to take public testimony regarding the proposed budget for the 200910 fiscal year.

LANAI CITY - It's no secret in Maui County political campaigns that whoever wins the most votes in the densely populated areas with high voter turnout rates, such as Central Maui, typically takes the prize, The ...

With flu season beginning this month, a number of efforts are under way to help children and adults avoid the fever, headaches, runny nose and other symptoms that accompany a bout with the influenza virus.