Pukalani News

First Photo: High school graduation season has begun with King Kekaulike High School's commencement Thursday on the Pukalani campus.

Pukalani's Jean Suzuki uses a dashboard sunscreen to protect herself from rain Saturday afternoon while at the Maui Matsuri Japanese festival on the University of Hawaii Maui College campus.

After nearly 30 years of traveling through the Himalayas and finding his true meaning of happiness, Maui filmmaker Tom Vendetti also found his second Emmy Award nomination.

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.

When Carden Academy of Maui first started in 1998, the school had two classrooms with 25 children of varying ages in leased space from Grace Church in Pukalani.

King Kekaulike High School has again made The Washington Post's list as one of the most academically challenging high schools in the nation.

Kamehameha Schools Maui, a current powerhouse in high school journalism in Hawaii, took the top state prizes for best print and online editions of its Ka Leo o Na Koa at the Hawaii High School Journalism Awards on Wednesday afternoon at the Pagoda Hotel on Oahu.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The Kihei, Lahaina and Pukalani satellite offices of the Division of Motor Vehicles and Licensing will be closing early this week so that staff can attend union ratification meetings.