| Effort aims to tighten belt use (The Maui News) |
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WAILUKU - With Maui County already logging the highest rate of seat-belt use in the state, police are hoping to see even more motorists buckling up as they step up enforcement during the statewide Click It Or Ticket campaign. Beginning Monday and continuing through June 1, Maui police plan seat belt checkpoints at unannounced times and locations throughout the county, said police traff
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| Resolution authorizes audit of golf course (The Maui News) |
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WAILUKU - Maui County Council members voted unanimously Friday on a resolution authorizing a contract for an independent audit of the public Waiehu Golf Course. During a regular council meeting, the members also approved a resolution authorizing the administration to settle a lawsuit over a proposed housing development by Hanohano LLC in Pukalani. The terms of the settlement have not b
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| More bite, less bark (The Maui News) |
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PUUNENE - The Maui Humane Society is taking a "zero tolerance" approach to leash law violations, in the wake of recent dog attacks and an increasing number of complaints about dogs running loose in neighborhoods and on beaches. "Incidents of leash law complaints are on the increase," said Capt. Aimee Anderson, director of animal control for the Maui Humane Society. "Unfortunately, dogs
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| Wailuku Water asks to become a public utility (The Maui News) |
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By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer WAILUKU - Wailuku Water Distribution Co. is seeking permission from the state to organize as a public utility in order to continue service, set new water rates and keep its contracts. Essentially, being a utility would allow Wailuku Water to stay in the water business as it faces an ongoing dispute over water rights with farmers, environmenta
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| Olowalu Recycling and Refuse Center open again (Honolulu Advertiser) |
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After receiving infrastructure and safety upgrades, the Olowalu Recycling and Refuse Center was reopend on Friday for residential refuse and recycling, the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management announced.
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| Superdelegate Hirono endorses Obama (The Maui News) |
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HONOLULU - Saying the Democratic Party needs to be united, U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono said Friday she is endorsing Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination over Hillary Rodham Clinton. Hirono, one of Hawaii's nine superdelegates, said although she has "deep respect and admiration for Senator Clinton . . . at this point, I think it is important for the party to unite behind
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| Mail carriers to collect donations for Maui Food Bank (The Maui News) |
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KAHULUI - Hawaii mail carriers began distributing blue plastic donation bags this week to make it a little easier for residents to donate to the annual Stamp Out Hunger drive to support the state's food banks. "Last year, there was a drop in collections, so hopefully this year, we will have a good donation with the bags donated by several companies on Oahu," said Jan Ishizu, the Kahulu
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| Refuse center reopens with improvements (Honolulu Advertiser) |
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The Olowalu Recycling and Refuse Center will reopen today for residential refuse and recycling.
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| Businesswoman Lee Abrams dies (The Maui News) |
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LAHAINA - A longtime West Maui businesswoman, Elizabeth DeBolt Cox Wilson - who was better known for decades as Lee Abrams - was remembered this week as a community leader heavily involved in a range of programs and activities. Mrs. Wilson died April 15, at her Upcountry home under hospice care. She was 91. Born Oct. 26, 1916, in Fort Worth, Texas, she came to Hawaii as a
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| Study forecasts halt in economic growth in all four Hawaii counties (Pacific Business News) |
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All four Hawaii counties will see zero economic growth in 2008, reflecting the slowing state and national economy, according to a new report.
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