Kahului News

Firefighters responded to an unscheduled sugar cane fire Sunday afternoon that witnesses said was "raging" along Hana Highway across from Mama's Fish House Restaurant in Paia.

Fire caused about $100,000 damage to a Front Street house and its contents in Lahaina this morning, a Maui County fire spokesman said.

Lowering customer bills, pushing toward a clean energy future, modernizing the existing power grid and creating fairness for all customers were the four priorities that Maui Electric Co.

Maui County wants to sell eight of its smaller six- to eight-passenger buses that have "outlived their useful lives," according to Department of Transportation Director Jo Anne Winer.

The Maui Planning Commission granted an amendment Monday to formally allow the general public to rent units at the Kulanaa'o Apartments in Kahului.

This web cam is available during the daylight hours here in the islandsa and when there's a big moon shining down during the night at times.

I am, without a doubt, the frequent flyer expert among my family and friends. I step in when someone wants to use miles to take the trip of a lifetime.

Puu Kukui Elementary School has yet to open it doors for the first time but is already just 50 students shy of its capacity.

Firefighters from the Kahului Fire Station and a Maui Fire Department helicopter searched waters off Kanaha Beach Park for a half hour before locating the missing man, who was floating on his board between the wastewater treatment plant and the Maui Electric power plant.

FIRST PHOTO: Dozens of government officials and Chinese and Taiwanese family members of Sun Mei, the elder brother of Sun Yat-sen, the first president and father of the Republic of China, take part in an unveiling ceremony of an 8-foot-tall bronze statue of Sun Mei at Sun Yat-sen Park in Keokea.

Buenger, the owner and CEO of the 21,000-square-foot facility, got his project up and running ahead of Ryan Kavanaugh's $200 million dream studio.

Maui Electric Company would like to inform the public that the following areas are experiencing a power outage: Areas of Kahului bounded by Wakea Ave., Lono Ave., Vevau St., Kane St., Kaahumanu Ave., Kaahumanu Shopping Center, Kahului Beach Rd., S. Wakea Ave., Ano St., S. Papa Ave., W. Papa Ave., Kuhao St., Maui Lani Grand Fairways, Maui Lani The ... (more)

As of 5:25am, electrical service has been restored to areas of Kahului bounded by Wakea Ave., Lono Ave., Vevau St., Kane St., part of the Kaahumanu Shopping Center, and laterals.

Fire consumed about a quarter of an acre of brush next to the Grace Bible Church in Kahului this afternoon.

A 20-year-old Kahului man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in jail after pleading no contest to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old, according to the Maui News .

An 18-month jail term was ordered for a Kahului man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl while she was sleeping over at a friend's house last year.

A partnership between Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Travaasa Experiential Resorts allows guests of Travaasa Hana to drive the scenic "Road to Hana" either to or from Hana, and fly to or from Kahului Airport on Maui in the other direction.

Charles Cowan, 43, is being held at the Wailuku Police Station in lieu of $100,000 bail after being charged with first-degree sexual assault and kidnapping.

The drive to heavenly Hana, Maui is a long and winding ride, and one of the most exciting experiences in Hawaii with sharp arduous curves giving way to views of incredible waterfalls and steep cliffs.

The J. Walter Cameron Center, home to more than a dozen social service agencies, will celebrate 40 years of service to Maui this weekend.