Lahaina News

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - Hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes can strike at any moment.

Maui has long been a popular wedding and honeymoon destination, and that's not surprising.

Strong winds and rough seas grounded three vessels off West Maui on Tuesday morning, including a 60-foot trawler with its engine on fire, officials said.

The Coast Guard and Maui emergency officials are searching for the owner of a 29-foot recreational sailing vessel aground south of Lahaina today.

A soldier from Lahaina who was killed Oct. 15, 1944, in fighting outside of Bruyeres, France, during World War II is buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in France.

Bennett Akana Feb. 1, 2012 Bennett "Ben" Akana, 72, of Lahaina, sole proprietor of The Villa Store in Kahana, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center.

WAILUKU, HI,A A February 1, 2012 /Stanford Who's Who/ - Al Harty has been accepted into the prestigious ranks of Stanford Who's Who as a result of his exceptional effort in the arts.

Situated over the water in the west Maui town of Lahaina, sits Bubba Gump Shrimp Company http://www.bubbagump.com . It offers incredible views of the island of Lana'i, and the sunsets are brilliant and spectacular.

Every winter, when storms sweep through the North Pacific and the ocean gets particularly chilly, humpback whales head south - specifically to the warm waters of Hawaii's Au'Au Channel alongside Maui.

Fire crews from Molokai and Lahaina were busy battling an estimated 200-acre brush fire in Kaunakakai on Sunday afternoon.

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.

Richard Amadeo Jr. Jan. 21, 2012 Richard Amadeo Jr., 73, of Paia, Maui, a retired East Maui recreational coordinator for the Maui County Parks and Recreation Division, died at home.

While visiting Maui, plan to spend some time in the quaint, historic town of Lahaina on the west side of Maui.

Because Maui is so small, basically every adventure on the island will take no more than a day to get to and complete.

Looking for a good beach to take your family on the west side of Maui? Have young kids that want a safe beach with calm waters? Just several miles past the town of Lahaina, and a half-mile from the Kaanapali resort entrance off Hwy.

If you're planning to visit Maui, take a half-day and make the full loop around the west Maui side of the island.

A 21-year-old Honokowai motorcyclist was speeding and weaving in and out of heavy traffic today before he hit a parked truck and was killed in Lahaina, Maui police said.

Situated in the heart of the quaint, historic town of Lahaina on Maui's west side, is Lahaina Fudge Company.

The Kaua'i Plantation Railway - a modern replica of the typical narrow-gauge railroads of Hawai'i's sugar cane era - has only been in business for five years, but the pictures of it in last Sunday's photo quiz , as well as the mention of railways on the other islands, stirred many memories in Hawai'i Insider readers.

Adelino Francis Cabos Jan. 8, 2012 Adelino Francis Cabos, 83, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.