Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall, but it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet in places and sending raging torrents down mountainsides. A ...
Maui Economic Opportunity offices in Wailuku, Hana, Molokai and Lanai will be closed Monday, Aug. 17, because of ongoing impacts from Lala. MEO Head Start classrooms also will be closed. Maui Bus Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit service will continue operating, and Human Services transportation will resume Monday. Transportation services in Hana, Molokai and Lanai will operate for essential trips, including medical appointments and dialysis. Hana service will be limited to Hana town. For transportation information, call 808-877-7651 in Puunene, 808-248-8282 in Hana, ...
Swearing was once rare, reserved to convey the utmost shock, pain or rage, or the deepest disappointment, disgust or disbelief. The audiences at "Gone with the Wind" in 1939 were scandalized and titillated when Scarlett O'Hara asked Rhett Butler what would become of her if he left, and Rhett, ...
Maui County officials are reporting the Hana Highway has reopened. A section of the Hana Highway was closed Wednesday morning between Holomua Road and Haiku Road while the Maui Police Department conducted an investigation. According to police, additional information will be released as it becomes available.
According to the Maui Food Bank, Steve Ulene, who will serve as the nonprofit organization’s incoming board chair beginning July 1, is leading the search for a new chief executive officer. Chief Operating Officer Brandi Saragosa is serving as interim CEO and leading the organization’s day-to-day operations. Ulene previously served on the board as vice chair and is a longtime community volunteer. More information about the CEO position is available on Maui Food Bank’s website at tinyurl.com/5abck6p8.
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