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Mandatory evacuations lifted for residents in Wailuku
WAILUKU, Hawaii — The Maui Emergency Management Agency lifted a mandatory evacuation for residents in the Piihana Road area in Wailuku on Monday at 1:10 p.m. The evacuation order was issued earlier in the day because of a fast-moving brush fire, according to a news release. On Monday at...
'It just really hits home': Upper Kula residents reflect on Crater Road fire scare
Maui's Crater Road fire on the slopes of Haleakalā that ignited on July 10 is now 80% contained after burning nearly 600 acres. Maui Fire and state Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel continue to monitor it closely and control hot spots. Kari McCarthy had her bags packed...
Aging Well: Quilt Guild Hawaii president finds friendship and fun in her hobby
HONOLULU (Island News) - A Kaneohe woman says she's Aging Well because of her quilting hobby. Carla Simao, 67, is a retired legal assistant who has been sewing most of her life. This pastime keeps Simao busier than when she was working, but she says she's in her happy place...
Update: Special Response Team renders device safe at Kahului intersection; suspected IED was likely an improvised pyrotechnic device
Wailuku patrol officers responded to the area near the intersection of Lono Ave. and Hina Ave. in Kahului for a suspicious item on the roadway at around 7:51 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Upon arrival, officers located what appeared to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the shoulder of Lono Ave., near the fence line of Kahului Elementary School.
Lockdown lifted at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after suspicious package investigation
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The lockdown at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) has been lifted, officials tell Island News. JBPHH was briefly placed on lockdown after a suspicious package was found at a building on base. “There was a possible security concern – so base went into lockdown per standard...
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