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Temporary recycling set for Kahului

Maui County Department of Environmental Management is partnering with Aloha Recycling in Kahului to provide temporary recycling drop-off services. Aloha Recycling at 75 Amala Place is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The county said the temporary drop-off is being provided while it works to establish a permanent recycling site in Central Maui, Recycling services in Kahului were closed after an agreement ended at the University of Hawaii-Maui College campus June 30. For questions or additional information, call ...

State restricts beetle host materials headed to Maui, Lanai

New restrictions are being imposed on the transportation of materials that could carry coconut rhinoceros beetles to Maui and Lanai. The state Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity approved Interim Rule 26-2 on Tuesday, prohibiting shipments to the two islands of coconut fruit and several types of host material, including live plants with organic material attached to their roots, untreated compost, wood chips, mulch and other decomposing plant matter. Some materials may still be transported after inspection, including bare-root plants, treated host materials carried in ...

County to pull four speed tables in Haiku, hold community meeting

Responding to residents’ concerns, Maui County officials plan to remove four speed tables on West Kuiaha Road as part of an ongoing review of traffic-calming devices in Haiku. Mayor Richard Bissen announced in a Tuesday news release that the county is moving into the second phase of its ...

Haiku to host speed bump update, candidate forum today

The Haiku Community Association will host a candidate forum and receive a county update on speed bumps during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, July 29, at the Haiku Community Center. The meeting is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Association President Lucienne De Naie said the first half-hour will be set aside for the county and association to discuss concerns about the number of speed bumps being installed on rural roads.

Audubon Society asks for pueo study with Lahaina Bypass project

The National Audubon Society has asked state transportation officials to include a biological review of the Hawaiian short-eared owl in the study of Lahaina Bypass connector alternatives near Wahikuli Gulch in West Maui. A proposed connector road between the bypass and Hanakao‘o Beach Park ...