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State restricts beetle host materials headed to Maui, Lanai

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New restrictions are being imposed on the transportation of materials that could carry coconut rhinoceros beetles to Maui and Lanai. The state Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity approved Interim Rule 26-2 on Tuesday, prohibiting shipments to the two islands of coconut fruit and several types of host material, including live plants with organic material attached to their roots, untreated compost, wood chips, mulch and other decomposing plant matter. Some materials may still be transported after inspection, including bare-root plants, treated host materials carried in ...

County to pull four speed tables in Haiku, hold community meeting

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Responding to residents’ concerns, Maui County officials plan to remove four speed tables on West Kuiaha Road as part of an ongoing review of traffic-calming devices in Haiku. Mayor Richard Bissen announced in a Tuesday news release that the county is moving into the second phase of its ...

Haiku to host speed bump update, candidate forum today

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The Haiku Community Association will host a candidate forum and receive a county update on speed bumps during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, July 29, at the Haiku Community Center. The meeting is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Association President Lucienne De Naie said the first half-hour will be set aside for the county and association to discuss concerns about the number of speed bumps being installed on rural roads.

Audubon Society asks for pueo study with Lahaina Bypass project

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The National Audubon Society has asked state transportation officials to include a biological review of the Hawaiian short-eared owl in the study of Lahaina Bypass connector alternatives near Wahikuli Gulch in West Maui. A proposed connector road between the bypass and Hanakao‘o Beach Park ...

Voter service centers open for Aug. 8 primary election

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The Maui County Clerk's Office opened its first Voter Service Center on Monday ahead of the Aug. 8 primary election. Additional centers are scheduled to open across Maui County over the next week. Voters may cast ballots in person, register to vote or update their voter registration at the service centers. The Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Sundays, through Aug. 7. Additional centers will open from Aug. 5-7 at the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall, Mitchell Pau‘ole Center on Molokai and the County of Maui Old Youth ...