Kahana Canoe Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary as the club prepares to host its annual Nāleiʻehā Regatta on Saturday at Hanakaʻōʻō Beach Park in Lahaina. Founded in May 1976 by the Nāleiʻehā ʻohana on the shores of Kahana, the club was established to perpetuate Hawaiian ...
The Maui County Department of Water Supply will close a section of Makawao Avenue between Baldwin Avenue and Makani Road overnight from June 16-18 to conduct waterline repair work. The closure will allow local traffic only from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on June 16, 17 and 18. During the closure, through traffic will be detoured via Olinda Road, Hanamu Road, Meha Road and Kealaloa Avenue. Brief interruptions to water service may occur during the work period. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes and use caution when traveling in the area.
A two-day enforcement operation at Home Depot in Wailuku resulted in multiple arrests related to shoplifting, drug offenses and other crimes, according to the Maui Police Department. The "Barcode Bandits" operation was conducted June 9-10 through a partnership between Maui police and Home Depot to address ongoing retail thefts. The effort involved Home Depot loss prevention personnel and officers from the Maui Police Department's Community Policing Unit, Vice Division, Traffic Section and Criminal Investigation Division, along with representatives from the Maui County Prosecutor's ...
For the First Nations people of Canada’s remote archipelago of Haida Gwaii, playing basketball became a vital tool for preserving their culture in the face of government suppression. In his acclaimed documentary “Saints and Warriors,” Indigenous Haida filmmaker Nang K‘uulas Patrick ...
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A 48-year-old man from Haiku died in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in Makawao. Police have identified the man as Jeremy Salinas. The crash occurred at about 10:28 p.m. on Piiholo Road near Mahiai Place. According to Maui police, Salinas was driving a 2006 Honda CRF223F motorcycle north on Piiholo Road when he failed to negotiate a left bend in the road and went up an embankment. Salinas was ejected from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates Salinas was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The ...
