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Maui County Council seeks volunteers for boards and commissions; applications due Monday

The Maui County Council is seeking residents to serve on a number of boards and commissions, including the Board of Water Supply and Public Works Commission, County Council Chair Alice Lee announced Thursday. “We are seeking volunteers willing to contribute their time and knowledge in shaping policy and planning Maui County’s future,” Lee said in a news release. “This form of service and participation is an opportunity for residents to have a direct voice in their local government.” The County Council is authorized to fill the vacancies by adopting resolutions at its Aug. ...

Lahaina Galleries celebrates 50 years

Former Nahiku resident George Harrison is among the many celebrities who browsed the artwork at Lahaina Galleries on Front Street over the years. “He was with race car driver Jackie Stewart and bought a Beatles painting by Robert Lyn Nelson,” gallery owner Jim Killett recalled. Other ...

Photo of the Day: Kaho‘olawe morning

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Maui County urges farmers, ranchers to prepare for Tropical Storm Lala

The Maui County Department of Agriculture is urging ranchers, farmers and other producers to complete preparations for Tropical Storm Lala, which is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before affecting Hawaii Island as early as Saturday. The storm could bring dangerous winds, heavy rain, flooding and large waves to Hawaii Island, Maui County and other islands this weekend. Maui and Hawaii Island could receive 5 to 10 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. A combination of storm surge and tides also could flood normally dry coastal areas. The Department of ...

Mahi Pono has water license hearing Friday

Native Hawaiian taro farmer Ed Wendt said he’s against a proposal to allow a private entity to obtain a license for East Maui water — a proposal that is going before the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday. “Water is a public trust resource and it is highly inappropriate to allow a private, much less foreign, for-profit corporation to control any part of it,” said Wendt, who grows taro in Wailuanui. The board meeting will start at 9 a.m. Friday in Honolulu. The public can watch the hearing through a live stream at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku or via ...