KAHULUI — About 25 acres of sugar cane burned Sunday afternoon near Kahului Airport, but it was not part of a planned harvest.

More than a dozen Maui County firefighters as well as airport » Full Story

WAILUKU — The pieces are coming together for Maui Memorial Medical Center’s planned Heart, Brain and Vascular Tower.

Already, a $150 million revenue bond has been authorized by the state L » Full Story

PUKALANI — Carden Academy of Maui is about to embark on a multimillion-dollar campaign to build a new campus Upcountry.

“We just got to that critical mass where we started thinking wouldn’ » Full Story

WAILUKU — Demand for drinking water inched upward last week as officials with the county Department of Water Supply continued to struggle with abnormally dry conditions.

Overall average da » Full Story

NAPILI — After a 10-month national search, the Maui Preparatory Academy has tapped its interim headmaster, George C. Baker, as its new Head of School.

Baker has worked in numerous capaciti » Full Story

WAILUKU — The county recently completed upgrades to its computing center.

The project, which cost nearly $1 million, included doubling the size of the facility, installing a specialized ai » Full Story

WAILUKU — The Maui County Council will take up the 2009 budget on first reading in a special meeting Friday.

The council is scheduled to hear public testimony at 9 a.m. and will begin voti » Full Story

By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer

WAILUKU — Wailuku Water Distribution Co. is seeking permission from the state to organize as a public utility in order to continue service, set new water ra » Full Story

WAILUKU — The average energy consumer could be required to help pay for Hawaiian Electric Co.’s alternative energy source initiatives, such as wind, solar and wave power.

Under a proposal » Full Story

WAILUKU — Registration is open for one year for surface water use permits in Na Wai Eha — the area of West Maui drained by the Waihee, Waiehu, Waikapu and Iao streams.

The Commission on Wa » Full Story