Daily Archives: October 23rd, 2008
Appeal to Kaho’ohalahala’s residency dropped
Posted in Maui news
One appeal challenging Maui County Council candidate Sol Kaho'ohalahala's Lanai residency has been dropped, but a second appeal filed earlier this week is still active.
Lanai resident Bruce Harvey said he withdrew his appeal because he didn't want his challenge to become personal.
New cancer program unveiled
Posted in Maui news
WAILUKU - A new program offering Maui cancer patients greater access to clinical trials was unveiled Wednesday at Maui Memorial Medical Center.
The Cancer Research Center of Hawaii announced its new project and intentions to hire a clinical research associate to connect oncologists and Maui patients to approximately 200 experimental treatments for cancer.
Council’s hopefuls differ on economy
Posted in Maui news
* This is the fifth in a series of stories on candidates who will be on the ballot for Maui County Council and state legislative seats in Maui County. In Friday's Maui News, the featured race will be for the Upcountry residency seat on the County Council.
Man in Kula standoff ‘passed his breaking point’ - lawyer
Posted in Maui news
WAILUKU - Although Mark A. Martins was angry when he unloaded a semiautomatic pistol outside a Kula residence last year, he wasn't in an uncontrollable rage, his attorney said Wednesday.
"He took his anger out on the van," defense attorney Don Wilkerson said in his opening statement to a 2nd Circuit Court jury. "He started shooting the van repeatedly.