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Temporary recycling set for Kahului

Maui County Department of Environmental Management is partnering with Aloha Recycling in Kahului to provide temporary recycling drop-off services. Aloha Recycling at 75 Amala Place is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The county said the temporary drop-off is being provided while it works to establish a permanent recycling site in Central Maui, Recycling services in Kahului were closed after an agreement ended at the University of Hawaii-Maui College campus June 30. For questions or additional information, call ...

Three teens arrested in July 17 assault

Four people, including three teens, have been arrested in connection with an assault and riot July 17 at a resort pool area in Lahaina, according to the Maui Police Department. Detectives arrested a 14-year-old Lahaina boy and two 16-year-old boys, one from Wailuku and one from Lahaina, on Monday. The 14-year-old and the Wailuku teen were arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault and riot, while the Lahaina teen was arrested on suspicion of riot. All three juveniles were released to their parents after Family Court was notified, police said. A 20-year-old Makawao man had ...

Photo of the Day: Celebration of Life

Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

Fausto expected to pass north of Hawaii; dangerous surf forecast for Maui

Hurricane Fausto has weakened to a tropical storm as it continues on a path north of the Hawaiian Islands. While forecasters expect Fausto to pass north of Hawaii, residents are being cautioned to continue monitoring the storm because of its potential impacts. The storm is already generating ...

Kaanapali sand replenishment moves forward

A proposal to replenish eroding beaches at Kaanapali Beach Resort by returning offshore sand to the shoreline is moving forward through the state permitting process. The proposal by the Pilikahakai Foundation and the Ka‘anapali Operations Association would collect sand that has accumulated ...

Voter service centers open for Aug. 8 primary election

The Maui County Clerk's Office opened its first Voter Service Center on Monday ahead of the Aug. 8 primary election. Additional centers are scheduled to open across Maui County over the next week. Voters may cast ballots in person, register to vote or update their voter registration at the service centers. The Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Sundays, through Aug. 7. Additional centers will open from Aug. 5-7 at the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall, Mitchell Pau‘ole Center on Molokai and the County of Maui Old Youth ...