Maui County

By MARK NIESSE, The Associated Press HONOLULU Hawaii is moving forward with plans to build an undersea cable to carry wind-generated electricity from Maui County to power-hungry Honolulu. Government renewable energy officials...

In this article: Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Co., Linda Lingle, Honolulu, Fossil fuel, and Lanai

...doesn't live in his Lanai district WAILUKU, Hawaii The state Supreme Court has ruled Maui County Councilman Sol Kahoohalahala is a resident of Lahaina not Lanai, the district he represents. It was unclear what effect Tuesday's...

In this article: Lanai, Maui, and Hawaii

...on to the consumer. Whereas Maui County's ban prohibits all kinds of plastic bags, Kauai County's ban allows for biodegradable bags that conform to a European standard and contain no polymers derived from fossil fuels. These single-use bags...

In this article: Kauai, Hawaii, Fossil fuel, Food waste, Kauai County, and Polymer

...outlook expects Hawaii dealers to sell 34,093 vehices by the end of the year, down 20 percent from 2008 and less than half the 70,000 sold in 2005. Maui County saw the biggest decline in new auto sales, down 42 percent to 2,312 registrations.

In this article: Hawaii, Pacific, and Illinois

...by a shark while surfing off Maui. Maui County spokeswoman Mahina Martin says the unidentified man was bitten Monday morning in the upper right thigh and lower right ankle off Kalama Beach Park. He man was transported to Maui Memorial...

In this article: Maui, Hawaii, and Houston Chronicle

...hits Tuesday, forecasters said. "The current forecast track takes it over the central islands of Maui County and Oahu," meteorologist Raymond Tanabe at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center tells CNN Radio. "The torrential rains we were...

In this article: Hawaii, Oahu, National Weather Service, Hilo, Hawaii, and Hawaiian Islands

...a downturn in the construction sector. Laney says the slowdown is compounded by a Maui County ordinance requiring developers to identify sources of water for new houses before granting a meter. The last remaining sugar operation left in...

In this article: Maui, Sugar, Recession, Hawaii, Unemployment, First Hawaiian Bank, and Alexander & Baldwin