Maunaloa News

Several months ago, Haiku artist Philip Sabado did not immediately heed his brother's call to stop what he was doing and begin painting a portrait of Father Damien.

Maui's public schools saw a miniscule uptick in the number of students enrolled this year, compared with a year before, according to figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Education.

The brush fire near Kaunakakai has grown to about 7,200 acres on Monday, Maui County officials said.

Water historically has been a disruptive issue on Moloka'i because of its fragile, limited supply and contentions over use between residents and the island's largest landowner.

The first official public meeting on the fate of Keanae's one-room schoolhouse gets under way Thursday.

It's been years since Honolulu was short of talented rock acts. Amitystreet joins that long list of local rockers past and present with this six-song sampler.

WAILUKU - Five Keanae residents launched a campaign this week to stop the state Department of Education from permanently closing the one-room schoolhouse in their remote East Maui community, The Maui news reported today.