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Utility work to affect traffic in Kihei

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South Kihei Road traffic will be affected Aug. 6-8 while Hawaiian Electric crews install two utility poles and restring power lines damaged during March's Kona low storms. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily along South Kihei Road between Alanui Ke Ali‘i Road and Keonekai Street. A roving lane shift will be in effect, and the bike lane, shoulder and sidewalk in the work area will be closed. Flaggers will direct traffic, pedestrians and cyclists through the area. Motorists should expect delays and use caution when traveling through the work zone. No power outages ...

Ohana Care founder to speak at Lahaina Rotary meeting

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Jessika Galvez, founder and CEO of Ohana Care Maui, will speak at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting Aug. 4 at the YMCA West Side Resource Center in Lahaina. Galvez will discuss the company’s levels of home care, including assistance with activities of daily living, meal ...

Hurricane Fausto nears Hawaii as Genevieve roars in Pacific

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MIAMI (AP) — Major Hurricane Genevieve was roaring in the Pacific Ocean far from land Monday morning at the same time that Hurricane Fausto was bringing large surf to Hawaii. Genevieve was briefly a Category 5 hurricane early Monday, the first in the East Pacific region in two years, the ...

Central Maui residents invited to ‘āina stewardship session

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Central Maui residents are invited to a Pili Nā Moku listening and visioning session from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at the University of Hawaii Maui College. Hosted by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, the session will bring together residents, community organizations and cultural practitioners to discuss priorities for protecting Central Maui’s natural and cultural resources. The event also will include information about a community funding opportunity that will provide up to $1.4 million for locally led biocultural stewardship and resilience projects. The meeting ...

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The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed two additional travel-related cyclosporiasis cases in Hawaii residents, bringing the state’s total this year to three. The two people, who live in the same household, traveled together internationally and to a U.S. state reporting an outbreak. Health officials determined both infections were acquired outside Hawaii. The department said there is no evidence of locally acquired infections or community transmission in the state. Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by a parasite and is usually spread through contaminated food ...