Maui motorcyclist dies

KHNL-TV Honolulu - Thu Nov 26

A motorcycle accident early this morning killed the lone operator. The crash happened on Kamehameha Avenue at School Street in Kahului, Maui.

Troubled bridges over island waters

Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Mon Nov 23

Though about 38 percent are deemed deficient or obsolete, officials say they are not necessarily perilous By Craig Gima POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 23, 2009 More of Hawaii's bridges are in need of modernization than bridges in most other states, according to an annual survey of state and county bridges by Better Roads magazine.

County moves to settle on landfills

Maui News - Sun Nov 22

Maui County is in the process of reaching settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Health over alleged violations at the county's landfills from more than three years ago.

Court throws out bankruptcy protection for Jackson

Pacific Business News (Honolulu) - Sat Nov 21

Hawaii contractor Ernest J. Jackson, who in December 1996 filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to the tune of $19.3 million, is again personally responsible for the debt.

Small store creates big controversy

Maui News - Sat Nov 21

The shop itself might be tiny, but a proposal to rezone and expand the 94-year-old Hanzawa's Variety Store has grown into a big controversy in the usually laid-back Kaupakulua community.

Haiku Elementary receives Continuous Improvement Award for 2009-2010

The Honolulu Advertiser - Sat Nov 21

Haiku Elementary received the Continuous Improvement Award for 2009-2010 from the Department of Education and Frito-Lay of Hawaii, sponsor of the Hawaii Distinguished Schools Program.

Work force housing bill compromise considered

Maui News - Fri Nov 20

Maui County's Public Services Committee is considering a compromise to the controversial two-year-old residential work force housing policy.

Plan would double Hanzawa's

Maui News - Thu Nov 19

What most would consider a relatively modest redevelopment of the 94-year-old Hanzawa's Variety Store in Haiku has stirred up some significant concerns and emotions both for and against the 3.6-acre project - as well as a late compromise.

Maui residents will unite to shed light on hunger, homeless issues

Maui News - Wed Nov 18

'For far too long, the public's image of homelessness is that of the 'chronic' homeless individual who panhandles for money, is possibly a substance abuser, and who seems unmotivated to work toward self-sufficiency. Those of us who work in the human services sector know that this image, while accurate for some, is not the true face of ...

Where's the stimulus?

Maui News - Wed Nov 18

About nine months ago, the Obama administration and Congress agreed to set aside $787 billion in stimulus dollars to help revitalize Main Street America.