Kula News

About 8,000 owners of agricultural lands received letters from the county in September, asking them to verify that they qualify for the lower agricultural tax assessment.

A little more than $3 million is being used to pay for various improvements at state hospitals on four islands.

Board of Education Member Mary Cochran of Maui said she will vote to approve schools' requests to restore classroom time lost in Furlough Fridays.

Like all great revolutions, Le Fooding was born from a rebel group's passionate support of a cause.

Hawaii needs national health reform like other states but "remains a very efficient place" for affordable, high-quality care, says Dr.

Firefighters responded to four brush fires Saturday, one intentionally set and two others raising suspicion by authorities.

Fire crews from Kula and Makawao responded to a fire on Kini Drive in Ulupalakua last week and were joined by a Hazmat, Tanker and Rescue crew from the Kahului fire station.

Police were continuing to look for a suspect Monday in the murder of a 45-year-old Kaupo man who was shot to death Sunday morning in Kaupo.

Monday, Oct. 26 Holy Ghost Church, Kula * Noon-4 p.m. St. Ann Church, Waihee * 5-9 p.m. Maria Lanakila Church, Lahaina Tuesday, Oct.

We went because: We participated in the inaugural Maui Photo Festival. I ran the gear and bookstore and Will sharpened his digital photo skills.

WAILUKU, Maui - Officials have identified the woman whose remains were found following an early morning fire in Ulupalakua last Saturday as Cheryl Lynn Ledbetter, 49, of Olympia, Wash.

A woman was killed and a man suffered severe burns when an old plantation-style house in Ulupalakua burned to the ground early Saturday.

It's 9 a.m. and participants at the Maluhia Adult Day Health Center are congregating in the recreation room to sing songs.

One person was killed and another suffered severe burns in a fire that destroyed a Ulupalakua house early this morning, Maui County officials said Fire crews from Kula, Makawao and Kahului responded to the fire on Kini Drive in Ulupalakua.

FIRST PHOTO: Spencer Birch, 7, of Pukalani, hauls out his selection under the watchful eye of a scarecrow Tuesday morning at Kula Country Farms.

Police documented decreases in burglaries, thefts, vehicle thefts and car break-ins as part of an overall one-third drop in crime reported in Upcountry communities during the past year.

The county's annual water quality report is available online. The report details the results of testing on the county's water systems.

Some members of the Maui/Lanai Islands Burial Council tussled last week with a developer who wants to build a 21-lot agricultural subdivision behind the Kula Community Center, despite the belief that hundreds of iwi, or human remains, may be hidden within the mountainside's shallow volcanic soil.

The Battleship Missouri is to be drydocked at Pearl Harbor. The 887-foot battleship will temporarily close to visitor tours for three months to undergo maintenance, refurbishment and preservation work.

Maui County Energy Expo 2009 provides detailed glimpse at energy independence and sustainable opportunities for Maui County.