Maui County News

The Alexander & Baldwin Foundation donated $25,000 last week to Maui's Kaunoa Senior Services, which administers the "Congregate Meals" and "Meals on Wheels" programs.

The Maui County Cultural Resources Commission denied permits this week for a costume contest, outdoor entertainment stages and craft, food and activity booths.

June 30, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAHAINA- A community meeting to discuss the latest design for the Lahaina Skate Park has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 9 at 6 p.m. at the Lahaina Civic Center Social ...

WAILUKU, MAUI - Beginning in July, inspectors with the Zoning Administration and Enforcement Division of the Maui County Planning Department will make monthly visits to Moloka'i. The department will schedule ...

A report by a consulting service found that the impact of fewer airline seats and a weaker U.S. economy continue to affect Hawaii's visitor industry.

Meeting aims to encourage participation in upcoming GPAC workshops. A community forum to discuss growth in South Maui will be held on Thursday, July 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lokelani Intermediate School, ...

WAILUKU - The Maui County Council Planning Committee yesterday may have resolved three nagging issues that have swirled around the transient vacation rental and bed-and-breakfast controversy for some time, The ...

There will be less pop this Fourth of July, as Maui County retailers apparently will not be selling firecrackers in their stores.

On the slopes of the West Maui Mountains, near Maalaea, spin 140-foot-tall wind turbines.

HONOLULU - Lt. Gov. James R. "Duke" Aiona Jr. presided over a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday for Maui residents appointed to serve on various state boards and commissions.

New rates for Maui County water and sewer services will take effect on Tuesday. The increase is to pay for rising operational costs and the need to upgrade and expand infrastructure, county officials said.

Maui County Council Chair G. Riki Hokama offers condolences on the passing of Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Council Chair G. Riki Hokama WAILUKU, HAWAII - Maui County Council Chair G. Riki Hokama issued the following ...

June 30, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAILUKU, MAUI - Refuse island-wide will be picked up a half-hour earlier starting tomorrow, and pickup days on automated routes in Central Maui will be adjusted, the County ...

Officials declared a wildfire burning in the Hanaulaiki section of the West Maui Forest Reserve 85 percent contained last night.

Kaua'i Mayor Bryan Baptiste, who died Sunday following heart bypass surgery, is the first Hawai'i mayor to die in office in nearly 20 years.

Creative professional and amateur chefs turned a blue-lined snapper considered harmful to local reef environments into a tasty delight last night on Maui to promote a message.

June 23, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAILUKU, MAUI - A tasty reef invader was the center of attention Sunday as local chefs created mouth-watering preparations of ta'ape, or blue-lined snapper, that is ...

More people moved out of Hawai'i than to the Islands between 2005 and 2006, primarily because of the number of military personnel that were transferred to other military bases on the Mainland, according to a ...

KAHULUI - On an emotional day, Hawaiian Canoe Club unofficially started its stretch run in the Maui County Hawaiian Canoe Association in its own John M. and Kealoha Lake Regatta yesterday at Kahului Harbor.

Abnormally dry spring sparks serious concerns about summer fire hazards. Residents are urged to take extra precautions, reduce water usage.