A series of powerful storms in 2023 and the first part of 2024 contributed to a higher than usual number of boat groundings in Maui, according to state officials. Today, DOBOR awarded a $841,820 contract to Sea Engineering, Inc., to salvage the former Navy torpedo boat, Chaparral. It currently rests in sand, next to a seawall in North Kīhei.
MĀ‘ALAEA SMALL BOAT HARBOR A series of powerful storms in 2023 and the first part of 2024 contributed to a higher than usual number of boat groundings in M
During whale season, especially in water depths of 600 feet or less, boaters are asked to maintain a speed of 15 knots or less to minimize the risk of striking a whale.
On Jan. 18, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources initiated a coordinated sweep through the Kahului Harbor area with the focus on the growing homeless
Inclement weather may have contributed to the grounding of two large vessels at Kīhei and Mā’alaea, and now weather continues to slow efforts to remove them, according to officials with the State Department of Land and Natural Resources.