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All Maui County office closed Monday due to storm

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At the direction of Gov. Josh Green, county offices are closed statewide on Monday, Aug. 17. All emergency and recovery operations associated with this weather event will continue. All Maui County offices on Maui, Molokai and Lanaʻi are closed Monday. Only essential personnel were asked to report to work. For state closures Monday, such as state Department of Education schools and parks, visit https://portal.ehawaii.gov/. For general County of Maui information, visit www.mauicounty.gov.

About 7,000 Maui County customers without power Sunday night

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Approximately 7,000 Maui County customers remained without power as of 7 p.m. Sunday while Hawaiian Electric crews continued damage assessments and repairs following Tropical Storm Lala. The outages were concentrated in Kula, Haiku, Olinda and Piiholo, where large fallen trees and debris damaged electrical infrastructure. A few isolated outages remained in West, Central and South Maui. Hawaiian Electric said crews made significant progress Sunday after assessing damage and repairing transmission lines, allowing power to be restored to most affected customers in West and South ...

Council committee meetings canceled, legislative offices closed Monday

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Maui County Council committee meetings scheduled for Monday, Aug. 17, have been canceled, and county legislative offices will be closed as employees and residents deal with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lala. The Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee was scheduled to meet at 10 a.m., followed by the Water and Infrastructure Committee at 1:30 p.m. The Office of the County Auditor, Office of the County Clerk and Office of Council Services also will be closed Monday. Council Chair Alice Lee said officials hope to reschedule the meetings soon. Committee meetings scheduled ...

Rotary Club to host presentation on acupuncture, family wellness

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Maluhia Maui Rotary Club will host a presentation by licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist Jill Stevens at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at South Maui Gardens in Kihei. Stevens will discuss acupuncture, holistic medicine and their potential roles in individual and family wellness. Stevens founded Whole Family Wellness Center in 2007 and moved her practice from the San Francisco Bay Area to Maui in 2022. Her areas of focus include family wellness, women’s health and pregnancy, pediatrics, pain and complex health concerns. The free presentation is open to the public and will take place ...

Muddy cleanup ahead as Tropical Storm Lala moves west of Hawaii

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Tropical Storm Lala left behind a muddy mess Monday caused by intense rainfall and flooding as it moved past Hawaii's main islands. Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall. The storm was projected to continue moving westward ...

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