Lahaina News

A state investigation into a Hawaii zip line accident that sent a worker plunging 200 feet to his death concludes that the tower collapsed because of weak soil.

After months of rain, freezing temperatures and all-around yucky weather, you've finally convinced your better half to take that romantic beach vacation.

It was, after all, my 300th column for this paper. Not what you would call prolific but still a hefty body of work.

Some witnesses reported hearing three gunshots Tuesday morning when a Maui police officer fatally shot a 31-year-old Wailuku man who allegedly pulled a handgun on the officer in the parking lot of the Mana Kai Maui resort, police said.

Thanks to my fellow SFGate blog On the Bock, I now know that the only Hawaiian town to crack Coastal Living's Top 15 Happiest Seaside Towns list is Lahaina, Maui - and it's only at No.

Erosion damage caused by ocean waves has undermined the Kihei-bound shoulder of Honoapiilani Highway near Launiupoko State Park and created a crack in the asphalt pavement.

Maui Electric Company would like to inform the public that the following areas are experiencing a power outage: Areas of Mahinahina & Kahana bounded by Akahele St., various Well Facilites, West Maui Airport, L. H'P Hwy., Falls of Kahana, Hoohui Rd., Kahana Ridge, H'P Hwy., Haukoe Point Subd., Hui "E" Rd.

The survey is a first for the magazine that covers life along the coast and is celebrating its 15th anniversary.

A 48-year-old Lahaina man has been sentenced to a five-year prison term for kicking in the door to break into his brother's residence last year.

A 40-year-old man died Tuesday afternoon after the motorcyle he was driving collided with a van at the intersection of Dairy Road and Pakaula Street near the Maui Harley-Davidson store in Kahului, officials said.

A Maui County Council committee Monday advanced its version of the county budget that would raise property taxes, reduce overtime in many county departments and offer up less borrowing through bonds than proposed by Mayor Alan Arakawa.

People watch as humpback whales venture close to shore around noon Sunday off Puamana Park in Lahaina.