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Advisory for Kalama Park no longer in effect

Update: Maui County canceled the advisory for Kalama Park on Friday. All temporary warning signs have been removed. Portions of Kalama Park in Kihei are temporarily closed following a wastewater overflow reported Thursday, Oct. 22, at Kihei Wastewater Pump Station No. 6, according to the Maui County Department of Environmental Management. The overflow, caused by a mechanical failure in a force main at the pump station, has not reached the ocean but is affecting Kalama Park, the Kihei Fire Station and surrounding properties. The park's tennis and basketball courts, soccer field and ...

Maui to preview 120th anniversary celebration of Filipinos in Hawaii

A preview of the 120th anniversary celebration of Filipinos in Hawaii will take place Oct. 25 on Maui, ahead of a statewide commemoration Dec. 20. The December event, themed “Sakada Sacrifices … Our Future,” is presented by the Bahay Kubo Heritage Foundation and Binhi at Ani. Sunday's preview will include the unveiling of an original painting by Maui artist Philip Sabado, commissioned by Tante and Tilie Urban for use in the statewide anniversary celebration. Sabado and the Urbans are descendants of sakadas, Filipino laborers who came to Hawaii to work on sugar ...

Baldwin football wins 7th straight to lock up MIL D1 title

Baldwin defeated Lahainaluna 13-3 in a Maui Interscholastic League Division 1 football game Friday night at Sue D. Cooley Stadium, securing the Bears’ second MIL championship in back-to-back years. With the win, Baldwin remained undefeated in MIL play this season and improved its overall ...