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Court orders Maui Planning Commission to revisit Honua‘ula project

The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the Maui Planning Commission must reconsider whether major changes to the Honua‘ula development formerly known as Wailea 670 require a supplemental environmental impact statement. Per its ruling, the court found the planning commission failed to properly consider whether the project had changed substantially in size, scope, intensity, use, location or timing since the 2012 final environmental impact statement was approved. Because the commission did not make that determination, the appeals court vacated that portion of the ...

Photo of the Day: Moonrise

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Haiku residents urge more action against coquis

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series about efforts to control the spread of coqui frogs on Maui. The shrill call of coqui frogs is as loud as a leaf blower. The invasive species can also harbor parasites that cause rat lungworm disease, a rare infection that ...

MPD veteran charged in federal bribery case

A Maui Police Department lieutenant who most recently commanded the department's Criminal Intelligence Unit has been charged in federal court on allegations he accepted bribes to protect illegal chicken fighting operations and drug traffickers. According to a criminal complaint announced ...

Police: Man arrested on suspicion of murder

A 63-year-old Lahaina man died after he was assaulted early Wednesday at the Sands of Kahana resort, and police later arrested a 20-year-old Lahaina man on suspicion of second-degree murder. According to the Maui Police Department, officers responded at about 5:31 a.m. to a report of an unresponsive man at the Sands of Kahana resort at 4299 Lower Honoapi‘ilani Road. Medics determined the 63-year-old man had died at the scene. Police did not release his identity Wednesday to allow family members time to notify relatives and friends. Police said surveillance footage showed a nude ...

Maui OnStage to get ‘Footloose’ in Wailuku

Breaking box office records when it opened on Broadway in 1998, the musical “Footloose” has remained popular for decades with its combination of memorable music, energetic dancing and uplifting story. Co-directed by Tina Kailiponi and Francis Tau‘a, a new production of “Footloose” ...