Wailuku News

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The following are a list of dates and locations for TROPIC CARE MAUI COUNTY, the event that offers free medical, dental and vision care to the people of Maui County thanks to the U.S. Military, the Maui County Mayor's Office and the State Department of Health.

Momentum for program continues to build as applicant pool and awards grow across project communities in the Northeast, West and Hawaii Boston, MA, May 16, 2013 - First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, announced that students from sixteen high schools across the country will be awarded scholarships through the company's ... (more)

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The County of Maui, Department of Finance announced it will hold a real property tax auction on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 that will continue on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 if necessary.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The Department of Parks and Recreation announced today that the Kamaole I Beach Park restroom will be closed for renovations from June 4 - June 25, 2013.

If the island vibe isn't enough escape all by itself, and Maui's quiet tropical countryside isn't enough contrast from the tourist resorts, go islander for a few days at the Old Wailuku Inn at Ulupono.

First Photo: Lahaina residents Rebecca Segura and Ashley Akamina, both 10, play with balloons made by Darby Gill and Maui High School students during the 35th annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk on Saturday morning at the War Memorial Complex.

"Back then as a freshman, you were meant to be seen and not heard, you know, you were put in the corner," the 80-year-old Maui native said in a recent interview with The Maui News.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has EXTENDED the FLOOD ADVISORY for MAUI ISLAND thru 12:30 p.m. this afternoon.

"I just love to dance," said the Wailuku resident Monday in the ballroom at the Maui Beach Hotel.

Some lawyers said that Maui Family Court had lost one of its best judges, as Mimi DesJardins was sentenced Thursday after pleading no contest to a charge of tampering with a government record to keep an arrested person in custody after the legally allowed time period had lapsed.

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level - and on the highest mountain tops around the statea Here's a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The public is invited to participate in a free lei-making event on the front lawn of the County Building on Friday, May 24 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. The event, sponsored by Kaunoa Senior Services and the Office of the Mayor, is intended to gather the community to make a total of 2,500 lei.

Florentino M. "Tino" Sagon, Sr., 106, of Hilo died April 27, 2013, at home. Born Oct.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The public is invited to attend discuss the latest solar issues at a Solar Summit on Friday, May 24, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Pilina Building multi-purpose room at UH-Maui. Anyone interested in learning about solar photovoltaic systems is encouraged to attend; industry representatives are also welcome to ... (more)

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - Mayor Alan Arakawa's next "County on Your Corner" on Maui will be held on Saturday, May 11, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 13th Annual Maui Matsuri to be held on the great lawn of the University of Hawaii - Maui College campus.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management announced that all beaches are now open in Lahaina.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - Mayor Alan Arakawa announced today that the County of Maui is testing energy-efficient, "smart" LED streetlights on Wili Pa Loop, in Wailuku, and invited the public to participate in a demonstration on Thursday, May 16.

Despite some concerns from committee members, the Maui County Council Budget and Finance Committee officially referred its proposed $559 million county budget - $15 million less than proposed by Mayor Alan Arakawa - to the full council for approval Monday afternoon.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - Mayor Alan Arakawa's next "County on Your Corner" will be held on Thursday, May 9, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai, Moloka`i. "It is important to connect with people face to face," says Arakawa.

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i - The County of Maui's Department of Environmental Management reported that a wastewater overflow of approximately 278 gallons occurred on May 4, 2013 on Kenolio Road, Kihei due to grease in the mainline.