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Preliminary engineering and environmental compliance studies are set to get underway on Thursday, Jan. 28, for the improvement of the Waikamoi and South Wailua bridges in East Maui.

There were 103 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 64 on O‘ahu, 27 on Maui, three on Hawaiʻi Island, and nine in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

Mokulele Airlines has added an earlier morning and later evening flight between Honolulu and Lāna‘i City as part of a revised schedule to meet the needs of the rural community.

Governor David Ige announced that starting Friday, Feb. 5, travelers from Korea may bypass the State of Hawaiʻi’s mandatory 10-day quarantine if they take a COVID-19 test from a trusted testing partner in Korea.

Earlier this month the US government began issuing approximately eight million EIPs by prepaid cards, and because it’s different this time around, they want to make sure people don’t accidentally throw it away.

Former Hawaiʻi County Mayor William “Billy” P. Kenoi has died. A post on the I Mua Billy Kenoi Facebook page, says the longtime community leader “passed away today at home with his family after his long battle with cancer.”

There were 71 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 61 on O‘ahu, eight on Maui, one on Hawaiʻi Island, and one in a Hawaiʻi resident diagnosed outside of the state.

Puamana Beach Park in West Maui is closed today, Jan. 26, through Feb. 28, 2021, due to safety concerns caused by coastal erosion, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced.

The automotive shop at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is celebrating the build of both hybrid and CVT transmission models.

A deadly crash in a remote section of the Kahekili Highway on Maui claimed the life of the driver on Monday afternoon.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Michael Kagami has been appointed as First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney on Maui.

There were 123 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 21 on Maui.

The deaths occurred in August through December, 2020 with 51 deaths reported on O‘ahu, six on Hawai‘i, and three on Maui.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health State Laboratories Division has detected the SARS-CoV-2 variant L452R. This strain of COVID-19 was first detected in Denmark in March 2020. It is now found in more than a dozen US states.

Some Maui residents report that they have received their second Economic Impact Payment by mail in the form of a prepaid debit card. The Treasury Department and the IRS are issuing millions of second payments in this form as a way to “speed delivery.”

In spite of significant measures, Gov. Ige said the state is still projecting that revenues will not fully recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024. “Even with the most generous of federal assistance, it is a staggering deficit. But there are things we can do to reduce the pain,” he said.

The Maui Humane Society’s community support program, 4EverPets, has distributed 30,000 pounds or 15 tons of pet food to families in need, according to the organization.

According to the NWS, a “wintry mix of snow and freezing rain expected,” with total snow accumulations of up to 6 inches between the 12,500 and 13,000 foot elevation.

The Maui Police Department is seeking the public’s help with any information on the whereabouts of 31-year-old Brent Barr, also known as Brent Laswell.

There were 153 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 103 on O‘ahu, 34 on Maui, eight on Hawaiʻi Island, and eight in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.