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Crowds at the popular beach park fronting Lanai’s crescent-shaped Hulopoe Bay have sparked tensions between local residents and tourists.

The Maui Police Commission plans to publicly interview the five finalists on Friday and take a vote on Tuesday.

Interviews for the chief position are set to begin Friday.

The last Sears department store will close in Hawaii. Some didn’t realize it was still open.

Rising gasoline and housing prices are driving up living costs for isle families, offsetting wage gains that had appeared to offer a bright spot in a tepid economic recovery.

A new co-op plans to reclaim some of its electricity ownership by bidding on a community-based renewable energy project.

A Big Island nonprofit plans to map underserved areas on the neighbor islands.

For more than a decade, artificial lighting on the grounds of the Grand Wailea Resort has been causing endangered seabirds to fall from the sky, a pair of conservation groups says.

The commission’s attorney argued Wednesday that discussions should take place in public.

A new book on legal fights in West Maui details the complicated but critical role of management of the precious resource.