Kahului News

Bio-Beetle Eco Rental Cars on Maui is one of three winners of a green small-business contest held by Green America, a green economy organization, and will receive $5,000 in prize money.

Hale Makua's Wailuku and Kahului facilities have attained at least half of the four national quality goals set by the American Health Care Association ahead of schedule.

Roadwork at the intersection of Wakea and Kaahumanu avenues closed of one of Wakea's lanes Tuesday.

A 15-year-old boy was reported to have been assaulted by seven men who were about 6 feet or taller at the University of Hawaii Maui College in Kahului on Saturday night, according to the campus security office.

The University of Hawaii is teaming up to provide free workshops and resources to Native Hawaiian students interested in a college education.

A single-lane closure on Kaahumanu Avenue in the westbound direction between Wahinepio Avenue and Lunalilo Street from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for road widening.

Maui News photojournalist Matthew Thayer is scheduled to speak to the Kiwanis Club of Maui at noon Thursday at Cary & Eddie's Hideaway Restaurant in Kahului.

A gas line connected to a kitchen at the Wendy's fast food restaurant in Kahului caused an early morning fire resulting in $500 worth of damage.

A 64-year-old man fell off his horse in Kanaio on Saturday afternoon, and firefighters airlifted him to an ambulance that took him to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition, said Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Edward Louis Abreu Sr. Nov. 20, 2013 Edward Louis Abreu Sr., 95, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Kula Sanitarium licensed practical nurse and an Army veteran, died at home.

University of Hawaii Maui College Chancellor Clyde M. Sakamoto will be speaking to the Rotary Club of Kahului at noon Monday at Cafe O'Lei at the Dunes at Maui Lani.

With picture-perfect sunsets and 120 miles of coastline caressed by crystalline seas, Maui is also home to rolling hills and the unique landscapes of the Upcountry and Haleakala.

An unattended pot left on a stove is believed to have been the cause of a fire that caused $5,000 worth of damage to a kitchen at Waiehu Beach Center late Tuesday night in Kahului.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The Maui County Office on Aging invites the public to an open house event for the launch of its EnhanceFitness program in South Maui.

Between dangerous rip currents, jagged coral reef and shark encounters, being a lifeguard on Maui's south shore is no easy feat, but veteran lifeguard Kekai Brown has proved that she can handle herself and others in times of emergency.

Maui residents are already able to buy Christmas trees, as shipping company Matson said that the majority of its tree shipments from the Pacific Northwest arrived last weekend.

The company has just announced the deal to sell the mall to a partnership of Denver-based Alberta Development Partners and an affiliate of Chicago-based Walton Street Capital LLC. The Kahului mall is anchored by Whole Foods Market, Longs Drugs, Wallace Theaters and IHOP and was originally developed by A&B in 1971.

Cargo shipments between Oahu and six neighbor island ports rose 5.2 percent from July through September, the second consecutive quarter of solid gains in interisland barge traffic, according to a report released today by Young Brothers.

Several Hawaii chefs are cooking up dinner fundraisers to help the Philippines recover from Typhoon Haiyan, as well as the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 200 people in Central Philippines in October.

After being given a chance on probation about six months ago, a man was sentenced Wednesday to a five-year prison term for committing other crimes.