EDDIE VEDDER BRINGS SOLO TOUR TO MAUI

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam embarks embarked a month-long U.S. solo tour earlier this month.  The tour began on June 8th in Albany, NY and ends on July 2nd in Honolulu.  Vedder makes a stop on Maui on Monday, June 29th where he performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Castle Theater of the Maui Arts [...]

18TH ANNUAL KI HO‘ALU FESTIVAL

The 18th Annual Ki Ho’alu Slack Key Guitar Festival comes to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Sunday, June 28.  The Free concert runs from 2 to 7 p.m. on the Events Lawn. Bring the lawn chairs or roll out a blanket on the lawn to enjoy an all-afternoon, all-star line-up of Hawai’i’s best [...]

SESAME STREET LIVE: ELMO MAKES MUSIC AT THE MACC

Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other-monsters making music! Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music. Count along with The Count, visit Elmo’s World, do the Crumb-A-Rumba with Rosita, and much more! Maui Arts & Cultural Center, June [...]

KAUNAKAKAI WATER CONSERVATION URGED; SUPPLY DROPS RAPIDLY AMID WELL REPAIR

Residents of Molokai are reminded to conserve water as the county works to replace a pump and motor at the Kualapu’u Well. County officials say current efforts are not enough and water levels at the tank have fallen rapidly since the well was shut down for the repair on Monday. Customers of Kaunakakai and Kalae [...]

ILOCOS NORTE GOVERNOR TO MAKE MAUI VISIT

Governor Michael Marcos Keon of Ilocos Norte, Philippines will visit Maui and Oahu in an effort to familiarize himself with the Ilocanos community in Hawaii. More than 400 people are expected to attend a speaking event at the Waipahu Filcom Center tonight, with an additional 100 people on a waiting list. The Maui visit begins [...]

ALCOHOL BAN AT HONOKOWAI PASSES UNANIMOUSLY ON 1ST READING

The Maui County Council passed a bill on first reading yesterday that would ban alcohol consumption at Honokowai Beach Park. The bill was introduced by West Maui Councilmember Jo Anne Johnson and gained unanimous approval on first reading. The county already has alcohol bans in place at Kamehameha Iki Park and Malu’ulu’olele Park in Lahaina, [...]

“BUY A BRICK” CAMPAIGN AIMED AT RESTORATION OF HISTORIC PIONEER MILL SMOKESTACK

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation launched a Buy a Brick fundraising campaign this week to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Pioneer Mill Smokestack. The landmark stands 200-feet-tall and dates to the 1860s when the mill was founded.  The mill was one of Hawaii’s last remaining sugar plantations at the time of its closure [...]

HOME DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $600,000 IN MAALAEA BRUSH FIRE

UPDATED:  4:45 P.M. Monday, June 22, 2009 Damages to two homes caused by a brush fire yesterday was estimated at $500,000 total to the two structures and $100,000 in damage to contents including a vehicle, two motorcycles and furnishings. The fire burned approximately 80 acres in Maalaea since it began shortly after 2:00 p.m. yesterday. [...]

FIRE FORCES CLOSURE OF HOKIOKIO ROAD IN WEST MAUI

Updated at 5:43 a.m. Sunday, June 21, 2009: by Wendy Osher Hokiokio Road was reopened at 5:43 a.m. following firefighting efforts in the area. Updated at 2:18 a.m. Sunday, June 21, 2009: by Wendy Osher The Honoapiilani Highway is now open, but Hokiokio Road remains closed in Puamana as Maui Firefighters continue to battle a [...]

NEWS UPDATES: MAKAWAO OUTAGE; BRUSH FIRE FORCES CLOSURE OF KULA HIGHWAY

MAKAWAO POWER OUTAGE UPDATE High winds brought down a utility pole causing a power outage in Upcountry Maui this afternoon. The outage was reported at around 2 p.m., and extended from Upcountry to an area just outside of Hana including Makawao, Pukalani, Haiku, Olinda, Piiholo and Hana. Most areas had power restored within an hour, [...]

NESTLE TOLL HOUSE REFRIGERATED COOKIE DOUGH RECALL

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) is warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that causes food borne illness). The DOH advises that if consumers have any prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough [...]

DLNR CLOSES KULA RESERVE WEEKDAYS FOR ACCESS ROAD REPAIRS

The Department of Land and Natural Resources will close the Kula State Forest Reserve to public access on weekdays through Friday, July 3. The closure is the result of repairs and resurfacing including the replacement of a culvert to minimize heavy rainfall damage.  The road will reopen on weekends during this period. “We are implementing [...]

ULUWEHI & HOLT BROTHERS JOIN IN FREE SUMMER MUSIC FINALE

The Maui Youth Philharmonic Orchestra announced today its Maui Summer Music Festival 2009 will culminate in a free finale concert on Thursday, June 25 featuring Uluwehi Guerrero and The Brothers- Kaloku and Keawe Holt- with the Maui Summer Music Festival Orchestra. The concert will be held at Maui Mall in Kahului beginning at 4:30 p.m. [...]

FEE-FREE WEEKEND AT HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK

Admission to Haleakala National Park will be free this weekend (June 20th & 21st, 2009).  The Saturday and Sunday admission waiver is part of the park’s summer service to families looking for an affordable and fun activity.  Additional free weekends are planned for July 18 & 19th and August 15th and 16th. The fee-free weekends [...]

KAUNAKAKAI CUSTOMERS ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER

Customers in Kaunakakai and Kalae, Molokai, are asked to conserve water for a three week period beginning next week Monday, July 22, 2009. The 25% conservation effort is requested while the Department of Water Supply replaces the pump and motor at the Kualapu’u Well, which is the county’s main water source for the area. The [...]

WILLIE K. FEATURED IN FREE NIGHT OF MUSIC FUNDRAISER FOR MO’OKIHA O PI’ILANI VOYAGING CANOE

Maui musician Willie K will be the featured entertainer at a free performance to raise awareness of Maui’s voyaging canoe the Mo’okiha o Pi’ilani.  The performance begins at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lahaina Cannery Mall. Willie K, the president of the non-profit Hui o Wa’a Kaulua, is working to expand membership and support for [...]

WILLIE NELSON TO BE HONORED AT 2009 MAUI FILM FESTIVAL

The Maui Film Festival celebrates its 10th Anniversary with festivities running from Wednesday, June 17, 2009 through Sunday the 21st at various venues on the Valley Isle. Part time Maui Resident Willie Nelson will be honored at the Celestial Cinema this Friday with the festival’s Maverick Award for his artistic and political expression.  The award [...]

NA KAMEHAMEHA PA’U PARADE AND HO’OLAULEA

The week of festivities surrounding King Kamehameha’s birth, wraps up on Saturday, June 13, 2009 with Na Kamehameha Commemorative Pa’u Parade and Ho’olaulea on Front Street in Lahaina. Parade Marshals Adelaide Kaiwi Kuamu Sylva and Henrietta Heneli Mahuna were selected because of their command of the Hawaiian Language.  Both are 95-year-old Lahaina natives who grew [...]

CHILD SAFETY PROTECTS LIFE IN LAHAINA, MAUI

A 5-year-old boy survived a crash in West Maui after a Lahaina officer took steps to properly install his child safety seat. “It’s not often that an officer who’s trained as a Child Passenger Safety Technician is able to see the fruits of his labors,” said Captain Charles Hirata. Officer Stuart Farberow, who is assigned [...]

KAUAI REPORTS FIRST SWINE FLU CASES; MAUI HAS ONE NEW CASE

The state Department of Health has confirmed 83 additional cases of the swine flu over the past week.  The cases include 78 on Oahu, two each on Kauai and the Big Island, and a single case on Maui. The new cases bring to 198 the total number of confirmed cases in the state.  The Maui [...]