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EDITOR'S NOTE: Physicians, providers, and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in Healthwise Maui, which appears in The Maui News. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, go to the website at mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: What should I include in my birth plan? Dr. Tiffinie Mercado, Maui Memorial Medical Center Chief of Medical Staff and Ob-Gyn, Kaiser ...

Lanai native launches nonprofit foundation to support residents, families

A Lanai-born clinical psychologist has launched a new nonprofit foundation aimed at expanding educational, health and emergency support opportunities for current island residents and Lanai families living elsewhere. On Tuesday, Ohana Healthcare Partners Foundation Inc., a newly formed ...

‘Zero aloha’: Maui County Council considers raising fines on loud car stereos

On Friday, the Maui County Council is expected to consider turning up the fines on drivers who won’t turn down their loud after-market stereos. Saying motorists who drive down the street blaring music at high decibels are showing “zero aloha,” Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee announced Monday that legislation addressing the fines for vehicles caught blasting their stereos is on the agenda for Friday. According to Lee, Bill 119 would amend the Maui County Code on noise control by increasing fines for the first time in more than 35 years. As proposed, the fine would go from ...

Public input sought on Maui transportation projects

The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public review and comment on the latest revision to the Federal Fiscal Year 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program, including the return of the Lahaina Bypass project and several new transportation improvements proposed for Maui. The Transportation Improvement Program serves as Maui's short-range transportation planning document and identifies transportation projects eligible for federal funding. Updates to funding and schedules for all active projects are identified in an earlier version of the document under TIP Revision ...