KAHULUI — Maui Land & Pineapple Co., a venerable island company with ties to the island’s missionary past, began telling workers Thursday it is cutting its work force by 274 positions in a reorganizat » Full Story

KAHULUI — Maui Land & Pineapple Co.’s plans to eliminate more than 25 percent of its work force caught some Maui County lawmakers flatfooted and left them dismayed.

“This is a sad day for » Full Story

HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK — Officials at Haleakala National Park announced Thursday the end of the lottery system used for years to select cabin users in the crater.

Starting with September, » Full Story

PUKALANI — The 50-meter Upcountry pool reopened Thursday morning after being closed since Monday for valve-leak repairs.

In Kahului, the Kokua Pool opened its gates again Wednesday. It had » Full Story

WAILUKU — Citing the defendant’s record of domestic violence starting 15 years ago, a judge Wednesday ordered a one-year jail term for a Kahului man convicted of abusing, threatening and imprisoning h » Full Story

WAILUKU — In three years, customers may no longer be given plastic bags when purchasing items at Maui County retail stores.

On Wednesday, the County Council’s Public Works and Facilities C » Full Story

HANA — Hana High and Elementary School plans to appeal a report that placed the campus in the lowest status possible because of its failure this year to meet raised proficiency benchmarks in reading a » Full Story

WAILUKU — The Maui County Council’s Land Use Committee voted unanimously for a two-year permit that would enable the Hale Hookipa Inn in Makawao to continue to operate as a transient vacation rental.< » Full Story

WAILUKU — After more than four months in bureaucratic limbo, a personal watercraft is on its way to being donated to the county in memory of an 8-year-old boy killed in a car crash last year.

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PUKALANI — A program to set up a HI-5 redemption center in Pukalani has residents of the area concerned over traffic on a busy stretch of highway and the appropriateness of the location within their r » Full Story