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Legislators: Need plan to end crisis, furloughs
Parents angry about school days lost to Furlough Fridays are pressuring state lawmakers to convene a special session to look for another way to close the state's forecasted two-year budget shortfall of more than $900 million.
Dogs kill livestock in rampage through Maui refuge
WAILUKU >> Officials of the Maui Coastal Land Trust's Waihee Refuge are blaming dogs for the deaths of four sheep and a 280-pound goat.
Residents worry of 'very unsafe' area in Wailuku
The ongoing problem of speeding and unsafe street parking along Eha Street in Wailuku was revisited Tuesday night when area residents complained to top Maui Police Department officials during a community meeting.
Maui man gets prison time for arrest on day after his release from jail
WAILUKU - A five-year prison term was ordered Tuesday for a man who was arrested for assault in April, a day after he was placed on probation and released from jail in another case.
Makahiki The makahiki season was the Ancient Hawaiian new year festival held in honor of Lono, the ancient Hawaiian fertility deity.
Murder suspect waives jury trial
A man charged with murder in the shooting of his 19-year-old son at their Kahului residence last year is opting to have his case decided by a judge instead of a jury.
Three rescued from burning fishing boat off Lanai
WAILUKU - Crews aboard a fishing boat and a Pacific Whale Foundation vessel plucked three boaters from waters near Lanai yesterday afternoon after they abandoned their burning fishing boat.
Kahului Jodo Mission marks 100 years
Celebration a a milestonea for church that traces humble beginnings to room in Puunene plantation camp Article Photos Fact Box * Nov.
Sure, the Chamber of Commerce is absolutely right about what our water choices should be.
Kaupo murder suspect identified
Maui police have released the name, description and photo of a suspect in the shooting death of a 45-year-old Kaupo man and are requesting the public's help in finding him.
Kahului man gets 10-year prison term for sex assault
WAILUKU - A 19-year-old Kahului man who sexually assaulted a woman at the Harbor Lights Condominium parking lot in January was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison.
Former officer shot wife, then self
A former Maui police officer shot himself once in the head after shooting his wife twice in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide Monday night at a Makawao home, police said Wednesday.
Court says councilman doesn't live in his Lanai district
WAILUKU, Hawaii - The state Supreme Court has ruled Maui County Councilman Sol Kahoohalahala is a resident of Lahaina - not Lanai, the district he represents.
Man shot to death on Maui identified
WAILUKU - Police were continuing to look for a suspect yesterday in the murder of a 45-year-old Kaupo man who was shot to death Sunday morning.
Wailuku businesses worry roadwork will slow trade
WAILUKU, Maui - A project meant to upgrade aging Wailuku water mains will affect traffic to local businesses in the meantime.
Ruling awaited in water dispute
About 120 people crowded into Kanda Hall at Iao Congregational Church on Thursday morning for what may be the last big public session in the five-year contested case over the waters of Na Wai Eha.
FABMAC will match homebuyer tax credit
Francesca Carey, president of FABMAC Homes, "Affordable Housing Solutions," recently announced that her company would match the Obama administration's $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit with an additional $8,000 credit off the price of the company's model home now on display at 32 Central Ave.