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Six injured in Kihei balcony collapse
Six people were injured Sunday afternoon when a second-story condominium balcony collapsed in Kihei. According to the Maui Fire Department, firefighters responded at about 4:15 p.m. to the 2000 block of South Kihei Road after receiving reports of a structural collapse. A second-story ...
Two rescued after being swept into ocean at La Perouse Bay
Two people were rescued Saturday afternoon after being swept off a rocky shoreline by large surf at the south end of La Perouse Bay in South Maui. Maui firefighters and ocean safety personnel responded at about 4:17 p.m. to the Hanamanioa Lighthouse area after receiving reports that two people had been swept into the water. A woman who suffered a head laceration was picked up from the water by an ocean safety jet ski and taken to shore, where she was turned over to emergency medical personnel. A man was able to exit the water on his own and was transported by Air 1 to the north ...
King Kekaulike High School Quarter 4 Honor Roll
Grade 9 3.5-3.9 — Javad Altaha, Christiana Asuncion Baker, Jayden Bascon, Eliot Baskerville, Lucy Beale, Brianna Birtch, Walter Brandt, Dakotah Buzianis, Isaiah Keanu Calpo, Ivy Campbell-Roscoe, Kyla Shae Cortez, Aoife Douglas, Idris Dphrepaulezz, Emma Duarte, Azaiah Engle, Hauoli Garso, Jonah Grant, Taylor Hashimoto, Birdie Haymans, Kamailelaulii Hokoana, Kayla Ige, Aubree Iseri, Simon Jabbour, Halia Kaleialoha-Quitevis, Kaikili Kapuniai, Isamu Kayama, Taeya Kekaha, Lakeisha Koike, Kevin Kwok Tak Hing, Ian Lane, Roman Lippoth, Helia Lorico-Minchin, Kian Lowery-Rice, Taliya ...
SBA extends disaster loan deadline for March storm recovery
The U.S. Small Business Administration has extended the deadline for homeowners, renters, businesses and private nonprofit organizations affected by Hawaii's March severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides to apply for physical disaster loans. The new deadline to apply for physical damage loans is Aug. 13. The loans are available to those impacted by the disaster that occurred March 10-24 in Hawaii, Maui and Honolulu counties. Economic Injury Disaster Loans are also available, with an application deadline of Jan. 7, 2027. The SBA offers several types of disaster assistance. ...
US women's flag football team receives youthful infusion ahead of world championships
The flyer arrived home from school courtesy of her brother: Local league looking for flag football players. Intrigued, Akemi Higa asked if she could play. She was just 5 at the time and could already throw the ball some 20 yards. Many yards passing and TD tosses later, the 17-year-old ...