Kihei News

A Campbell River boater has a whale of a tale to tell after a terrifying encounter with a humpback whale near Kelsey Bay May 15.

There's a moment, when you arrive at the parking spot in which your vehicle is not, during which you assume you've made a mistake.

With the state Legislature approving $3.6 million for preliminary work on the Kihei-Upcountry highway earlier this month, it appears the project is finally moving ahead, more than 30 years after the new highway was first conceived.

A day before he lost his life doing what he loved, Blue Hawaiian Helicopters pilot Nathan Cline had passed a federal check ride test making him "so excited and proud," his wife said in a recently released federal report on the accident investigation.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The County of Maui, Department of Finance announced it will hold a real property tax auction on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 that will continue on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 if necessary.

Inside the walls of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Schaefer International Gallery were 135 works of art from artists throughout the Valley Isle.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lofaro, Jr. of Kihei, Hawaii, proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Harper Ellen Marie, on April 18, 2013.

Maui Police report that a collision involving multiple vehicles near the Ukumehame Firing Range this has forced the complete shut down of Honoapiilani Highway this morning.

Maui County Council members approved a council communications director, changes in land-use conditions for a rock-crushing facility in Kihei and funding for two nonprofit affordable housing projects on Tuesday.

Four people escaped serious injury when a car overturned in a collision with a motorcycle early Tuesday on South Kihei Road.

Just got back from eight great days on Maui! The best decision we made was bumping up our flight from Monday to Saturday.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The County of Maui's Department of Environmental Management reported that a wastewater overflow of approximately 278 gallons occurred on May 4, 2013 on Kenolio Road, Kihei due to grease in the mainline.

It's 1971. Mel Edison is a well-paid executive of a high-end Manhattan firm, which has suddenly hit the skids, and he gets the ax.

Maui County's finance director Wednesday passionately defended his request for six new Division of Motor Vehicle and Licensing positions, noting his current workers are burdened with new duties and that they need more help to service the public adequately.

As the legislative session heads toward its adjournment Thursday, lawmakers buckled down Tuesday to vote on dozens of remaining bills, including approving the proposed state budget, which contained some key items for Maui County.

Astaxanthin, the latest dietary supplement in health food trends, has been touted by nutritionists and media as one of the most powerful antioxidants to reach health food store shelves in years.

Alvin Shima, who has been principal at several Maui schools, is the current Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui complex acting superintendent, according to the state Department of Education.

The buildings are up and work is about 85 percent complete on a new Kihei Police Station that's expected to meet needs in South Maui for the next 50 years.

Nearly 1,000 Kihei School students are scheduled to sample pizza and Asian stir-fry made with products they helped plant, maintain and grow in celebration of Harvest Week, which began Wednesday and runs through Friday.

Hawaii legislators charged with negotiating the state budget have agreed to a $23.8 billion biennium budget proposal - including $130 million for the Kihei high school.