Hawaiian Vanilla Farm Tour & Lunch

Vanilla has the reputation for being, well, somewhat bland, but did you know that vanilla is quite a fascinating plant? Vanilla is actually an orchid that only blooms for one day. If the orchid is to produce a vanilla bean, it must very carefully hand pollenated on that one day of blooming.  I learned these interesting facts while visiting the read the full article »

Crime Stoppers

This week the Maui Police Department and Maui Crime Stoppers ask for the public's assistance in identifying a man suspected in the theft of several items of jewelry from a kiosk at the Lahaina Cannery Mall.
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First Friday party slammin’ in Wailuku

Wailuku's Market Street is jammed Friday night as music lovers gather to listen to the band Slam during the monthly First Friday celebratio.
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Surf advisory goes into effect

KAHULUI - A high-surf advisory has been issued for north-facing shores of Maui and Molokai until 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. A large northwest swell was expected to arrive Sunday night and peak this evening.
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County In Brief

Woman found after night spent in park MAKENA - A 75-year-old woman who became separated from her hiking group Saturday in Makena-La Perouse State Park in South Maui spent the night lost, but searchers found her unharmed Sunday morning, a fire...
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