The Maui News soon will welcome new ownership, as the Maui Nui Media and Creativity Collaborative has reached an agreement to purchase the publication and Maui Publishing Co. from The Ogden Newspapers Inc. Maui Nui Media and Creativity Collaborative is led by Maui residents Axel Beers, Alika ...
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Seven people, including six juveniles, have been arrested in connection with an assault and riot July 17 at a resort pool area in Ka‘anapali, according to the Maui Police Department. Detectives made the latest arrests Tuesday, taking into custody a 14-year-old Lahaina boy on suspicion of riot and third-degree assault, a 14-year-old Lahaina girl on suspicion of riot and a 17-year-old Lahaina girl on suspicion of riot. All three were released to the custody of their parents after Family Court was notified, police said. The arrests came one day after detectives arrested three other ...
Three years after the Lahaina wildfire, survivors are showing signs of recovery, but many continue to struggle with mental health challenges and other health concerns, according to a new study from the University of Hawaii-based think tank UHERO. The Maui Wildfire Exposure Study found that employment, health insurance coverage and housing security have improved since the fire. But researchers also found that depression symptoms remain common among adults, while many children continue to experience depression or post-traumatic stress disorder and are showing early signs of problems with ...
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 ...
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 ...
