January 2010
Maui loan firm files for bankruptcy (Honolulu Advertiser)
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Hawaii: A Wailuku industrial loan company that was ordered to stop taking deposits and investment money from customers has filed for bankruptcy. Maui Industrial Loan & Finance Co. Inc.
UH president: ‘Maui College’ not just name (The Maui News)
January 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
KAHULUI – Although the formal designation is not expected until next month, University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood told a group of Maui business leaders Friday that she is ready to start calling MCC “Maui College.”
Maui lawmakersâ reactions mixed (The Maui News)
January 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Two Maui state House of Representatives members said on Friday that they are disappointed that they will not be able to vote on a bill that would allow same-sex civil unions in Hawaii.
Kihei woman is Maui’s first traffic fatality of 2010 (Honolulu Advertiser)
January 28, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
A 42-year-old Kihei woman became Maui’s first traffic fatality of the year Tuesday night when she was struck by a sport utility vehicle while standing in a lane on Piilani Highway in Kihei.
Maui Woman Killed on Piilani Highway (KHON 2 Honolulu)
January 27, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
A Maui woman was killed lastnight after a car hit her in Kihei. Maui Police say the accident happened around nine o’clock. The 23 year-old driver of an SUV collided into a 42 year old woman who was standing on Piilani highway near kulanihakoi street.
Vog on Maui ‘thick as a brick’ (The Maui News)
January 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
For a while, Maui’s weather has been going through warm-and-cool, hazy-and-clear cycles characteristic of El Nino conditions, according to Glenn James, senior weather analyst with the Pacific Disaster Center in Kihei.
Walkout is aimed at Maui (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
January 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Unite Here Local 5, fresh off a one-day walkout and picket at a Kaiser Permanente clinic in Honolulu, is set to strike again—this time on Maui.
McKelvey looking for input from constituents, rest of Maui (The Maui News)
January 24, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
WAILUKU – State Rep. Angus McKelvey, D-West Maui, north Kihei, has put together an online survey in order to gauge the concerns and priorities of his constituents.
Lorna Sass: MAUI’S EDIBLE GARDEN FOR CHILDREN (The Huffington Post)
January 24, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
A few days ago, the Sweetie and I visited a 10,000-foot edible schoolyard garden planted by and for elementary school children in S. Kihei, Maui….
Maui Wedding Planners Not Allowed to Marry (Gayapolis)
January 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Kevin Rebelo and Frank Miholer own a wedding company, and they say they’ve married more than 4,000 heterosexual couples since 1994. Couples can choose a Christian, nonreligious or Hawaiian ceremony.
MIL basketball roundup: Maui High girls defeat King Kekaulike after trailing by seven at half (The Maui News)
January 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Maui High School girls basketball team rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit and defeated King Kekaulike 44-41 on Thursday in a Maui Interscholastic League game at Na Alii’s gym.
Maui Aims To Be Graffiti-Free (Maui Weekly)
January 21, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
What was once an eyesore is now a source of pride for a group of Maui County volunteers. With assistance from the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation, K?hei Community Association Board Member Andrew Beerer and youth volunteers have taken steps to ensure that both the Kalama Skate Park in K?hei and Kahului’s Ke?p?olani Skate Park are now graffiti-free.
Maui officer’s use of Taser on woman not excessive, court rules (Honolulu Advertiser)
January 20, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
WAILUKU — Reversing a lower court’s ruling, a federal appeals court said a woman’s constitutional rights weren’t violated when a Taser was used on her after Maui police officers entered her home and arrested her and her husband.
Lawmakers of C. Maui aim to guard projects (The Maui News)
January 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
WAILUKU – Central Maui lawmakers are echoing an emerging theme for legislators faced with the state’s $1.2 billion budget shortfall – work to protect already-funded capital improvement projects in their districts.
Maui Adult Baseball League goes 1-4 against Kona teams (The Maui News)
January 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
KAILUA-KONA — The Maui Adult Baseball League team went 1-4 against teams formed from the Konabaseball.com League’s six squads last weeked. Maui defeated Kona B 9-3 on Jan. 10.
