Haliimaile News

Hawaii will be left with just one big grower of pineapple, Dole Food Co., and a handful of small farms next month when Maui Land & Pineapple ends production of what was once the state's single biggest cash crop.

Although the demise of pineapple growing on Maui did not come as a surprise Tuesday, the announcement that Maui Pineapple Co.

Maui Planning Commission members were unable to agree where to designate growth boundaries in South Maui, but they did make some progress in Kula.

Police and firefighters respond to the scene of an accident in the Kahului-bound lanes of Haleakala Highway below Haliimaile on Tuesday morning.

About 40 landowners, from giant plantations to owners of small lots, pitched to the Maui Planning Commission on Tuesday, asking to be included within the urban-growth boundaries being worked out as part of the revised county General Plan.

For 2-1/2 hours Tuesday night, Baldwin Avenue turned into mostly a one-way street at a town meeting of the Makawao Main Street Association.

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.

WAILUKU - In a case that a deputy prosecutor said shows how domestic violence affects the community, a Haliimaile man was found guilty Tuesday of abusing a woman who was dragged by a noose into a Kipahulu forest and of punching a driver who tried to intervene.

The state Land Use Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a request by Alexander & Baldwin to designate more than 27,000 acres on Maui as important agricultural lands.

With no signs of significant rainfall coming any time soon, Maui County water officials are concerned about more dry weather and falling water levels in Upcountry reservoirs.