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New 24-passenger MEO bus traveling Molokai roads

A new 24-passenger Maui Economic Opportunity bus with two-wheelchair capacity is in service on Molokai following a blessing last month. Bus P148, a 2026 Ford Diamond Coach 2800, replaces P131, an 18-passenger 2010 Chevy Aero-Tech 240 bus with 388,000 miles that needed to be replaced based on federal standards. Maui County provided a grant for the new bus. The blessing by Kahu Jimmy Duvauchelle was held at the MEO office in Kaunakakai on April 21. Others participating in the blessing were Council Member Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, who holds the Molokai residency seat, her aide Hina ...

State offers kona low storm disaster assistance

The Hawaii Office of Recovery and Resiliency, along with state, federal and county partners, is expanding direct in-person assistance for kona low storm recovery in Maui County. Anyone directly impacted by the March weather events who is in need of support may be eligible for the Kona Low Disaster Case Management Program. Residents can sign up by calling Aloha United Way 211, visiting ready.hawaii.gov or emailing KonaLowDCMP@gem.org. Additionally, residents and business owners face a May 14 deadline to apply for FEMA Serious Needs Assistance, which offers a one-time payment of $790, ...

Rotary welcomes Maui Friends of the Children’s Justice Center executive director May 22

The Rotary Club of Maui is hosting a dinner to introduce Danielle Egeberg as the new executive director of the Maui Friends of the Children’s Justice Center and to express appreciation to retiring CEO Paul Tonnessen. The event will start at 5 p.m. May 22 at St. John’s Parish Hall. Members of the public are invited to participate, enjoy a meal, network and learn more about the Children’s Justice Center. To attend, please RSVP to Heather Mueller at (808) 430-0120 by May 20.

Maui resident sinks hole-in-one

Maui resident J.B. Bryant shot a hole-in-one at the Waiehu Golf Course on May 12. Bryant used a driver when he aced the 235-yard hole. “It did a bounce on the green, rolled up on the green, hit the pin and went in,” Bryant said. Bryant has been playing at the municipal link about ...

Man accused of throwing rock at Hawaiian monk seal charged

A man from Washington who was captured on video throwing a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal on Maui is facing criminal charges, according to U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson. Sorenson announced on Wednesday that Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, has been charged with harassing ...