Maui County News

With the Supreme Court deciding Tuesday that it will not review the appropriateness of stun gun use by police on suspects, attorneys are anticipating a trial in U.S. District Court in Honolulu in the case of a Wailuku woman who sued police after being Tased by a police officer responding to a domestic disturbance at her home.

South Maui residents worried about extra traffic and potential development blurring the boundary between Kihei and Kahului urged Maui County Council members Monday to resist the inclusion of several hundred acres of land in Puunene in the urban growth boundaries of the draft Maui Island Plan.

MAKAWAO U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said "the true test of our patriotism" is taking care of our soldiers in battle and at home.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the WIND ADVISORY for the HALEAKALA SUMMIT including HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK above 6000 feet in effect until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Maui Electric Company would like to inform the public that the following areas are experiencing a power outage: . MECO is working to identify the cause and restore electrical service as quickly and safely as possible.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the HIGH SURF ADVISORY for EAST FACING SHORES of MAUI and MOLOKAI in effect until 6:00 p.m. Monday.

Maui County firefighters rescued a boat in trouble about 1 mile off Lauu Point on the southwest tip of Molokai Saturday.

The leaking, redwood Waikamoi flume would be replaced with an aluminum channel supported by an aluminum truss along its entire 1.1-mile length, retaining precious surface water for drought-plagued Upcountry residents and providing a safe working platform for employees of the Department of Water Supply.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the WIND ADVISORY for the HALEAKALA SUMMIT including HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK above 6000 feet in effect until 6:00 p.m. this evening.

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, a decorated World War II hero, will be speaking at the Memorial Day gathering at the Makawao Veterans Cemetery on Monday.

Mayor Alan Arakawa defended Maui on Friday as not only a great place for a vacation but also as a place to do serious business.

This air soft pellet gun was believed to be a semi-automatic handgun. Marshall Langford allegedly aimed this gun at an officer before he was shot.

Maui County Council members gave unanimous initial approval Thursday to a $549.9 million spending plan for fiscal 2013, although they brought back one-way fares and dropped $1 from a proposed $5 daily pass for public bus riders.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the HIGH SURF ADVISORY for EAST FACING SHORES of MAUI and MOLOKAI, now in effect until 6:00 p.m. Friday.

A WIND ADVISORY for the HALEAKALA SUMMIT including Haleakala National Park above 6000 feet is in effect until 6:00 p.m. this evening.

A council committee Tuesday concluded its review of the draft Maui Island Plan's growth boundaries for the Wailuku-Kahului region, one of several regions the committee has to review before the end of the year.

The typical residential electricity bill on Maui will rise by $6.60 a month starting June 1 under an interim rate hike announced today by Maui Electric Co.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a WIND ADVISORY for MAUI COUNTY and extended the WIND ADVISORY for the HALEAKALA SUMMIT including HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK above 6000 feet now in effect until 6:00 p.m. Thursday.

Hundreds of guests at a beachside Hawaii resort have been evacuated from the hotel after police shot and killed a man in the parking lot who was suspected of stealing a vehicle.

A Maui County spokesman says police shot and killed a suspect attempting to flee from a stolen vehicle at a Kihei oceanfront resort.