Kula News Archives

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.

The Honolulu Fire Department will partner with community groups to install smoke alarms at the homes of elderly residents in Papakolea on Wednesday.

Mahalo to Kahea Soberano for this beautiful shot Coming from Kona, Kahea Soberano sent in this cool snapshot of whispy clouds that kind of look like cotton candy.

Maui Planning Commission members were unable to agree where to designate growth boundaries in South Maui, but they did make some progress in Kula.

The state's ability to care for mentally ill adults and children and to control virus outbreaks in Maui County will be hampered once layoffs of state health care employees take effect in November, health officials told members of a Senate ad hoc committee on Wednesday night.

Elementary school students on Oahu urge thieves who broke into four of their classrooms to return their belongings.

A 32-year-old Makawao man was sentenced Friday to five years' probation for crashing his dirt minibike into a motorcyclist, who will need to walk with a cane for the rest of his life as a result.

LOOK>> Elmo is trying to help families navigate some tough times. "Sesame Street" will air a prime-time special to aid parents and children ages 2 to 8 deal with economic hardship.

The Pineapple Room will host its next Winez & Grindz Dinner on September 16, 2009.