Maui Weekly

The Maui Humane Society (MHS) has teamed with nearly 3,500 shelters from around the world to participate in the annual “Home 4 the Holidays” pet adoption campaign through Jan. 4, 2010. The Maui shelter’s goal is to find forever homes for 250 animals in need. To date, MHS has completed 77 successful adoptions and needs your help to make or break the goal. Full Story »

Due to high surf and dangerous shore break conditions, Maui County announced an additional day of closure for Baldwin Beach and Ho‘okipa Beach parks. Both parks will be closed again on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Ocean safety officers reported afternoon waves at 25 to 30 feet at Ho‘okipa today.   Waves at Peahi were observed to be 40 feet and D. T. Full Story »

Munekiyo & Hiraga, a planning consultancy and project management firm located in Wailuku, will hold a public on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Kamali‘i Elementary School cafeteria to introduce a set of preliminary alternatives for a new transmission line route. Full Story »

Nearly 30 years ago, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie waded into the warm, indigo surf off of the rugged coast of Lihue, Kaua‘i, eager for a relaxing afternoon swim. Weeks later, the congressman was writhing in pain in a hospital bed—he had contracted the encephalitis virus, a common illness associated with swimming in polluted water. Full Story »

Maui County’s energy use is arguably one of the decade’s most talked-about issues, especially as we inch closer to the state’s goal of using 95 percent renewable energy by 2020. From solar and geothermal to wave and wind energy, the search for renewable energy sources is gaining momentum, leaving residents with several options from which to choose. Full Story »

East Maui Watershed Partnership Project Coordinator Jordan Jokiel will be the featured speaker at the Friday, Dec. 4, meeting of the Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui. Jokiel will discuss the issues confronting the partnership, and how the public can help. Full Story »