My Island Headlines: Maui County (2024)

Police: Motorcyclist was speeding moments before deadly crash

Updated: Apr. 27, 2024 at 11:09 AM HST

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This is Maui County's 4th traffic-related fatality of the year.

Maui wildfire advocacy group celebrates short-term rental bill passing Senate-House committee

Updated: Apr. 25, 2024 at 10:39 AM HST

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Advocates say the measure will open up thousands of housing units for wildfire survivors.

Maui firefighters extinguish structure fire in Waihee; 1 person displaced

Updated: Apr. 24, 2024 at 11:03 AM HST

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No injuries were reported.

‘My livelihood’: Thieves steal more than $24K worth of artwork from Maui artist

Updated: Apr. 19, 2024 at 3:24 PM HST

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On Maui, more than $24,000 worth of artwork has been stolen.

MPD seeking suspect in Kihei hit-and-run that left pedestrian critically injured

Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 11:14 AM HST

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The vehicle is described as a newer model dark-colored sedan.

Maui Ocean Center is vying to be named the nation’s best aquarium. Here’s how to vote

Updated: Apr. 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM HST

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The Maui Ocean Center could be named the best aquarium in America.

A Maui High grad who made good just donated $10M to the school, breaking giving records

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 5:15 PM HST

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A Maui High School graduate is giving back in a big way.

Flames rip through Kihei home, displacing 3 people

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 4:36 PM HST

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The cause is still unknown and the early damage estimate is $115,000.

DOH seeks proposals to improve ambulance services for Kauai, Maui

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 8:31 AM HST

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The current contract is held by AMR, which announced on Friday it will submit another bid to deliver services.

Maui County residents asked to review, weigh in on wetlands map draft

Updated: Apr. 16, 2024 at 5:56 AM HST

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Residents can provide feedback on the draft now through May 15.

After initially announcing its closure, a beloved bakery on Maui will stay open after all

Updated: Mar. 28, 2024 at 10:43 AM HST

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The Wailuku bakery previously announced it would be closing on March 31.

Maui butterfly farm reopens as ‘sanctuary’ for survivors amid recovery efforts

Updated: Mar. 25, 2024 at 10:49 AM HST

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The owners say the decision to reopen wasn’t simple but after a chance encounter with a Lahaina resident who lost everything, they knew it was time.

In State of County address, ‘heartbroken’ Maui mayor seeks to offer blueprint for healing

Updated: Mar. 15, 2024 at 7:11 PM HST

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“Our people and our historic Lahaina, will never be the same.”

Hawaiian Electric responding to power outage affecting parts of West Maui

Updated: Mar. 15, 2024 at 10:50 AM HST

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It’s unclear how many customers are without power.

House commits $1B to Maui recovery in draft budget

Updated: Mar. 13, 2024 at 7:08 PM HST

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The last thing state lawmakers want to do is short-change whatever is needed to help Maui Recover. But, as they struggle to write a state budget, leaders are complaining the governor has been spending millions without sharing his plans.

LIST: Hawaii’s Republican Party presidential caucus voting locations

Updated: Mar. 12, 2024 at 11:34 AM HST

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In-person voting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and last through 8 p.m.

MPD’s new cold case unit wants to offer families closure —and has already had success

Updated: Mar. 4, 2024 at 10:44 AM HST

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The Cold Case Detail is solely focused on solving cold case crimes.

Teen arrested as investigation continues into threats at multiple Maui campuses

Updated: Feb. 27, 2024 at 5:14 AM HST

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There was an increased police presence set up across the three campuses.

Baldwin High increases security after apparent threat circulates on social media

Updated: Feb. 26, 2024 at 7:15 AM HST

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The threat was written on a toilet seat and a photo of it was later posted online.

Lahaina air quality deemed safe by DOH after first round of testing

Updated: Feb. 21, 2024 at 6:48 AM HST

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Four monitoring stations tested for asbestos and other metals, including arsenic.

6 months after Maui disaster, federal officials reinforce ongoing support for survivors

Updated: Feb. 8, 2024 at 11:35 AM HST

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The Biden administration says more than $330 million in federal grants and loans have been provided to support response and recovery efforts.

The only Lahaina preschool spared on August 8 reopens this week

Updated: Feb. 1, 2024 at 12:16 PM HST

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A blessing was held on Tuesday for a Lahaina preschool reopening after extensive repairs and cleaning.

Permanent Maui wildfire debris dump site narrowed down to 3 locations

Updated: Jan. 31, 2024 at 9:32 PM HST

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They say fire survivors will have a say in the final decision.

Maui Bus to offer fare-free transit program for qualified income-eligible households

Updated: Jan. 29, 2024 at 5:54 AM HST

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Applications open on Feb. 1.

‘We need Hokulea’s light’: Voyaging canoe makes special trip to Lahaina

Updated: Jan. 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM HST

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“When I come on the canoe, it’s my escape from reality."

DOH increases air quality monitoring in Lahaina, Olowalu while crews remove wildfire debris

Updated: Jan. 23, 2024 at 9:15 PM HST

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The Department of Health is increasing air quality monitoring in Lahaina and Olowalu while crews remove wildfire debris.

Fire at Maui resort causes $3M in damage, MFD says

Updated: Jan. 14, 2024 at 1:35 PM HST

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The blaze was extinguished in about three and a half hours, MFD says.

Ocean safety rescues 2 swimmers off Maui beach

Updated: Jan. 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM HST

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Ocean Safety said both were visitors from the mainland.

LIST: Flash flooding forces closure of most schools in Maui County

Updated: Jan. 9, 2024 at 8:42 AM HST

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The DOE said schools are notifying staff and students’ families.

Former battalion chief takes lead of Maui’s Emergency Management Agency

Updated: Jan. 1, 2024 at 9:50 AM HST

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Maui County announced Friday that former MFD Chief Amos Lonokailua-Hewett is taking control from interim administrator Daryl Oliveira.

Thanks to more rain, water shortage downgraded in Upcountry Maui

Updated: Dec. 28, 2023 at 10:04 AM HST

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This means outside watering is allowed for one day a week.

This Lahaina senior complex used to be a refuge. Now it’s a ‘cemetery’

Updated: Dec. 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM HST

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“What I lost there is irreplaceable. It’s like my life is gone."

Unsafe water advisory lifted for parts of Lahaina near Front Street

Updated: Dec. 23, 2023 at 1:33 PM HST

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On Thursday, officials lifted their unsafe water advisory for the area in Lahaina moving along Front Street.

Crews responding to brush fire along Maui Veteran’s Highway

Updated: Dec. 19, 2023 at 5:54 PM HST

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MFD said two homeless individuals were evacuated from the immediate area.

Maui home fire leaves family of 5 homeless, dog dead

Updated: Dec. 19, 2023 at 5:38 PM HST

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When they arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames.

Governor says he’ll issue Maui vacation rental moratorium in January if housing needs aren’t met

Updated: Dec. 15, 2023 at 5:28 PM HST

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“It’s just not OK that we don’t have housing for our local people.”

Man, 31, dead following crash on Maui’s Haleakala Highway

Updated: Dec. 8, 2023 at 12:00 PM HST

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This is Maui County’s 16th traffic death this year, compared to 17 at the same time last year.

Maui mayor proposes tax incentives to boost long-term housing for wildfire survivors

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 10:19 PM HST

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Maui County mayor Richard Bissen moves forward with a plan to increase housing for wildfire survivors.

MFD suspends search for visitor swept out to sea off West Maui

Updated: Nov. 24, 2023 at 4:26 PM HST

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MFD said a 42-year-old man from California got washed out after jumping from the rocks and into the ocean in Kapalua, at an area known as “Cliffhouse.”

Maui police arrest 1 at DUI checkpoint organized by family of woman killed by drunk driver

Updated: Nov. 24, 2023 at 12:41 PM HST

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The family of a woman killed by a drunk and drugged driver in 2019 has helped to get another DUI offender off the road.