Flavor of Maui

KAPALUA --- Kapalua Land Co. announced Tuesday that it will not host the LPGA Classic this year, and the women's golf tour has said it plans to pursue legal action. The tournament began last year, and has not had a title sponsor. Being without one left Kapalua unable to continue hosting the event, according to the company's senior vice president of resort operations.

WAILUKU - Ground was broken on the "cornerstone" and final phase of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center's "living memorial" in Wailuku on Monday afternoo.

The earthquake that shook Maui on Sunday night was the most powerful to originate under the island in more than five years, but no damage was reported, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The quake's magnitude was 3.5. The last time an earthquake of similar size originated here was April 4, 2008, when a 3.1-magnitude temblor was located 1.8 miles northwest of Pai.

WAILUKU - What the jurors said to the judge in the Lahaina Fashions case is still a mystery, but lawyers for both sides have now advised 2nd Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza what they think he should do next. One side argues that due process requires that the judge reveal what the jurors said, the other side argues that due process requires that he forget about it.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported a small earthquake Sunday night that originated on the southeastern flank of Haleakala. Upcountry residents reported feeling the quake. There were no reports of damage. The observatory said the 8:39 p.m. temblor had a magnitude of 3.4 and was located nine miles west of Kipahulu and five miles west-northwest of Kaupo.