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Utility work to impact traffic on Puunene Avenue

Hawaiian Electric crews will remove retired streetlights along Puunene Avenue in Kahului from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28. No outages are planned. The work will require the partial closure of the northbound lane of Puunene Avenue between Wakea Avenue to E. Kauai Street. Safety signs, arrow boards and traffic cones will mark the work area and guide motorists through the altered lanes. Flaggers will provide on-site traffic control. Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling through the area and to expect delays.

99th Maui County Fair set for Oct. 1-4

The Maui County Fair will return to the War Memorial Special Events Complex on Oct. 1-4. “The return of the Maui County Fair brings back a tradition our community really values,” Mayor County Mayor Richard Bissen said in a Thursday announcement. “It’s a place where families ...

MIL golf: Baldwin boys, Maui Prep girls win team titles; individual championships underway

Landon Oshita of Maui High leads the way among the boys golfers with a 71 after the first round of the Maui Interscholastic League Championships on April 16. Among the girls MIL golfers, Maui Prep’s Sacha Salem and Ava Kawahara are atop the leaderboard at 73 each. Behind them are Tehya Chumley of Maui Prep and Naiya Hamasaki of Kamehameha Maui at 75. The individual MIL Championships at Maui Nui Golf Club are being decided after the Baldwin boys and Maui Prep girls won team titles on April 11 at Waiehu Municipal Golf Course. During the team championships, the Baldwin boys edged ...

Rare native species rediscovered on Lanai

The Pulama Lanai conservation team reports having recently documented several rare native species that haven’t been seen on Lanai for decades, including the Blackburn’s sphinx moth, which was believed to be extinct in Hawaii. According to the organization, the discoveries highlight the ...

Maui High judo team shows depth

With depth across multiple weight classes, Maui High dominated the podium at a Maui Interscholastic League Judo tournament on Saturday. The Sabers’ Evan Dela Cruz (121), Ethan Shiroma (178), Alika Kish (198) and Coen Perriera (220) each earned first-place honors with Perriera winning his weight class uncontested. Kamehameha Maui’s Mason Kurokawa (114), Namakakekoaokalani Andaya (132) and Kalahiola Jeremiah (145) also finished atop their respective brackets Saturday. Maui High added to its performance with numerous second-, third- and fourth-place finishes across several ...