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Maui County offices to close July 3 for holiday

Maui County offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified July 3 in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. Closures include all Maui County offices and pools, the Lahaina Resource Center at Lahaina Gateway, the Recovery Permit Center at the Maui County Service Center in Kahului, and the Hana, Molokai and Lanai landfills. The Central Maui Landfill and Maui EKO Compost will be open from 6 a.m. to noon, while the Olowalu Recycling & Refuse Convenience Center will be open from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be no schedule changes for residential trash pickup on Maui, Molokai ...

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Kalaupapa National Historical Park to offer public tours starting July 9

Kalaupapa National Historical Park will offer public tours starting July 9, with reservations available through recreation.gov. The tours will be offered twice a week, according to the National Park Service. The park warned the tour is strenuous and participants must be prepared to hike up ...

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Concern grows over planned closure of Central Maui recycling center

A Central Maui recycling center used by residents for years is expected to close Tuesday, prompting concerns in the community and among Maui County Council members. Signs posted at the University of Hawaii Maui College Recycling Center in Kahului say the facility on Wahinepio Avenue will be ...

Vehicle collisions leading cause of documented pueo deaths in Hawaii, study finds

Vehicle collisions are the leading cause of documented deaths for the pueo, or the Hawaiian short-eared owl, according to a statewide study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Described as the most extensive mortality assessment to date for the culturally significant ...