Kahului News

The University of Hawaii Maui College recently received $3.5 million in state funds to begin building Hawaii's first training hotel for hospitality students.

The Maui Police Department has identified a 59-year-old Kahului man who was pronounced dead at beach in Kihei on Sunday as Stephen King.

Ululani's Hawaiian Shave Ice is opening a new store on Maui in a shopping center anchored by Safeway on Maul Lani Parkway.

He and his wife, Dawn, met in the afternoon with women who support his Democratic primary campaign for governor at Cafe o' Lei at the Dunes at Maui Lani here.

Here's a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii.

The remnants of tropical system Wali made their way past Maui County late Monday afternoon, dumping a little rain as it said goodbye, with the National Weather Service canceling a flash flood watch.

Four testifiers today unanimously urged the Budget and Finance Committee to choose the Kahului option over Wailuku for a new county service center.

Baldwin Park in Paia remained closed Monday afternoon due to a fallen ironwood tree near the restroom area of the park, the county reported.

The National Weather Service has extended a Flood Advisory for the island of Maui, in effect through 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

A group of Maui Lani residents has hired a law firm to challenge the legality of the state's proposed Central Maui sports complex that they and their attorneys say has failed to meet various state and county plans as well as rules and requirements.

WAILUKU, Hawaii On Monday, July 21, the Maui County Council's Budget and Finance Committee will inspect two proposed sites for a new county service center in Central Maui, Committee Chair Mike White announced today.

On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, Shaft 33 and Iao Well will be shut down for 14 hours while contractors work on connecting the new Wailuku Well to the water system.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for the Island of Maui, in effect until 5:00 p.m. This advisory may need to be extended if heavy rain persists.

Junior Jorju, 40, was hiding in the back parking lot of the Harbor Lights Condominium Complex in Kahului at 9:30 a.m., the Department of Public Safety said in a news release.

United Airlines will not outsource 220 jobs at the Lihue, Kahului and Kona airports, according to Sen. Brian Schatz , D-Hawaii.

KAHULUI >> Dozens of Maui residents Tuesday night echoed the staunch opposition heard around the islands against possible federal recognition as U.S. interior officials held their 15th and final meeting exploring the possibility of re-establishing a government-to-government relationship with Native Hawaiians.

With no other candidates from other parties to face in the general election, the winner of the Democratic primary will secure the House District 9 seat, which covers Kahului, Puunene, Old Sand Hills and Maui Lani.

The state Department of Transportation Airports Division will hold a public informational meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Kaunoa Senior Center, 401 Alakapa Place in Spreckelsville, to discuss a runway resurfacing project at Kahului Airport.

Construction at War Memorial Stadium from July 1 to July 15 means the public will not be able to access the stadium during that time.

The owners of Hawaii-based Wow Wow Lemonade plan to opentheir first permanent storefront on Oahu in Wahiawa on Aug. 1. The storefront in Wahiawa will mark the first time the company serves both waffles and lemonade from a permanent location.