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2 hrs ago | Maui News

Spencer wants waiver for 1,100 homes

Developer Jesse Spencer is seeking waivers of Maui County land use requirements and an expedited review by the state Land Use Commission to build 1,100 homes, most of them affordable, mauka of Maalaea.

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Related Topix: Maalaea, HI, Waikapu, HI, Agriculture, Science, Kihei, HI

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Haleakala Times

Green job training to be offered on Maui

University of Hawaii-Maui Community College students in the Sustainable Construction Technology Program install photovoltaic solar collectors to help save energy and lower costs at the school.

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Related Topix: Wailuku, HI, Law, Employment / Labor Law

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Maui News

House could be used by Hospice Maui

The county administration is considering another way to dispose of a luxury home built on oceanfront beach property at Kapukaula, also known as Montana Beach, in Paia.

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Related Topix: Paia, HI

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Maui News

Maui, Lanai blazes may be linked to firework use

Firefighters across Maui and on Lanai responded to several brush fires Saturday, the Fourth of July, most of them believed to be caused by the use of novelty fireworks.

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Related Topix: Kahului, HI, Lahaina, HI, Kihei, HI, Paia, HI

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Two Maui teens killed in one-car crash

Two Wailuku teenagers died early this morning in a one-car crash on Kula Highway, Maui police said.

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Related Topix: Wailuku, HI, Kula, HI

Maui News

Inouye: Federal funding set for Kahului Airport, health clinics in county

A project to install a new runway lighting system at Kahului Airport has received more than $533,000 in federal money while community health clinics in Maui County have been granted more than $2 million, according to U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: Kahului, HI, Hana, HI

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Swine flu found in some hospital staff

Laboratory tests have confirmed swine flu in several employees at The Queen's Medical Center.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Modified taro varieties ignite farmers' fears

Native Hawaiian Lyn Scott said she fears genetically modified taro could contaminate the Hawaiian taro grown by her family for generations in East Maui.

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Related Topix: Hawaii, Agriculture, Science

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Swine flu linked to isle death

The first swine flu death in the state and the hospitalization of another person raised concern about the spreading infection that has stricken 545 people in Hawaii.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, US Military, US Army, Tripler Army Medical Center

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Drought alters farm strategies

Moderate to 'exceptional' drought conditions have gripped much of the state, leaving firefighters prepping for a potentially busy summer of brushfires and spurring calls for water conservation on the Neighbor Islands.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI, Waimanalo, HI

Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Maui asks Upcountry residents for voluntary water cutbacks

WAILUKU - Maui County's Department of Water Supply declared a drought watch yesterday for Upcountry, requesting residents and businesses from Haiku to Kanaio to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 5 percent.

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Related Topix: Wailuku, HI, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Haiku, HI, Haliimaile, HI, Makawao, HI

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Maui News

Only out for man near fire - jump

Sunday afternoon, Jim Foxboro was in his bedroom when he smelled smoke. "I called 911, and then I opened the door, and I saw flames that must have been 30 feet high." That was kiawe burning across Honoapiilani Highway near Maalaea.

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Related Topix: Fire, Maalaea, HI, Natural Disasters, Wildfire

Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Maui council favors alcohol ban at Honokowai Beach Park

WAILUKU - The Maui County Council yesterday voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would ban alcohol from Honokowai Beach Park in West Maui.

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Related Topix: Wailuku, HI, Alcoholism, Medicine, Health, Kihei, HI

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Maui man, 18, dies from injuries suffered in accident

An 18-year-old Maui man died Friday at Maui Memorial Medical Center of injuries he suffered earlier last week when the truck he was driving hit a guard rail on Hana Highway in Haiku and landed in a gulch, police said today.

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Related Topix: Haiku, HI

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Police / Fire

Damage to two houses in Maalaea, Maui, by a wind-swept brush fire Sunday was estimated at $600,000, according to a news release from Maui County.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Maalaea, HI, Lahaina, HI, Wahiawa, HI

Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Maalaea brushfire contained, but one house destroyed

MAALAEA - A brushfire that burned an estimated 80 acres and destroyed a house was completely contained shortly before 5:30 this morning, Maui County officials said.

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Related Topix: Maalaea, HI, Fire, Kihei, HI, Travel, Hawaii Travel, Kaanapali, HI

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Maui News

County 'drawing a line' in sand with park rules

The county Parks and Recreation Department has proposed prohibiting commercial ocean recreational activities, such as surfing schools or kayak rentals, at the following beach parks: * Baldwin Beach Park * Cove Park * Hookipa Beach Park * Kamaole beach parks I, II and III as well as the Charley Young Beach right of way * The south end of Kalama Park ...

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Related Topix: Hana, HI

Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Fire forces closure of Kula Highway

KULA, Maui - Maui police closed a portion of Kula Highway Friday afternoon because of a brushfire that burned an estimated 10 to 15 acres in the Kula area.

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Related Topix: Fire, Kula, HI

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Maui News

Winds cause fire, power outages

Strong winds swayed power lines and brought them close enough to touch off a short-circuit and ignite a grass fire Thursday afternoon in an undeveloped portion of the Maui Lani subdivision near the intersection of Kaahumanu Avenue and Maui Lani Parkway.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Wailuku, HI

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Maui eyes Styrofoam ban

A hearing on whether to ban polystyrene products - popularly known as Styrofoam - is heading to the Maui County Council's Infrastructure Management Committee.

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Related Topix: Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI

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