http://www.mauinews.comTop Headlinesen-usFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:51 EDTFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:51 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525928.htmlWAILUKU - Paia School grades 4 and 5 were named the overall winner of the 37th annual Na Mele O Maui Song Competition on Thursday. Paia singers won for their renditions of a competition song, "Haleakala Hula," and their choice song, "Ka Uahi O Kula." Twenty-two classes from kindergarden to grade 12 competed in the Hawaiian song contest held at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:53:35 EDThttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525929.htmlWAILUKU - Maui County's Public Services Committee is considering a compromise to the controversial two-year-old residential work force housing policy. Mayor Charmaine Tavares' administration produced a proposal Wednesday that would reduce from 40 percent to 30 percent the number of affordably priced homes a would-be developer must build to comply with the ordinanc.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:18 EDThttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525930.htmlWAILUKU - For driving while intoxicated and causing a five-vehicle collision on Honoapiilani Highway that injured five others, a Kahului man was taken into custody Wednesday to serve a one-year jail term. "The innocent people who were occupying the vehicles that were involved were severely injured," 2nd Circuit Judge Joel August said as he imposed the sentence on Lee K. Nakashima.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:59:11 EDThttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525931.htmlA maile lei was wrapped around the base of a statue of the Roman Catholic priest from Belgium who ministered to leprosy patients on Molokai in the 19th century. The statue is identical to the one outside the State Capitol in Honolulu. Guests at the ceremony included Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva, who led a contingent of about a dozen people from Hawaii. In his remarks, Belgium's ambassador to the U.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:07:46 EDThttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525932.htmlHANA - A Hawaiian monk seal and her pup are still cruising around the Hana area, and federal marine officials are cautioning the public to stay away from them. The monk seal pup has not been officially identified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration yet, but it is known to the community as "Koki" - after his birthplace at Koki Beach, officials sai.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11:07 EDT