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Ongoing drought conditions have triggered operational changes for domestic water supply delivery to about 2,000 customers on the Upper Kula water system, according to the Department of Water Supply.

There were 169 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 158 on O‘ahu three in Maui County and eight on Hawai‘i Island. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll also rises to 94 with the passing of three more O‘ahu residents.  Details are pending release.

Maui’s Mākena Beach is ranked number nine on a list of 50 locations on the interactive Unify Cosmos website, featuring ambient sounds from relaxing sites around the world.

Pono Chocolate in Pāʻia and three other Hawai’i businesses received official invitations to be among nearly 850 selected businesses to pitch their US manufactured products as part of Walmart’s annual “Open Call 2020” event slated for Oct. 1.

To date, the state has confirmed three COVID-19 deaths in Hawai‘i County.  Meantime, the Hilo Medical Center is reporting a total of 10 deaths, all at the Yukio Okutsu Veterans Home.

In 2018-2019, roughly 1,200 people each day visited the open portion of the reserve at Kanahena, with an additional 1,200 passing through the reserve on their way to Keone‘ō‘io (La Perouse Bay). It’s the third-most visited outdoor area on Maui, after Haleakalā National Park and ‘Īao Valley State Monument.

Shark warning signs were posted along the Hamakuapoko coastline on Maui after a large shark was observed in nearshore waters off of Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Wednesday afternoon.

As the property has just been acquired, it is not yet open to public use.  Over the coming year, DOFAW will add the property to the Forest Reserve System and will initiate consultation with the community to develop a management plan for the area.

There were 100 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 88 on O‘ahu and 12 on Hawai‘i Island. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll also rises to 91 with the passing of three more O‘ahu residents.  Details are pending release.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority today announced the selection of John De Fries as its new President and CEO.  He replaces Chris Tatum who retired from the post on Aug. 31, 2020. Keith Regan, (formerly of Maui) HTA’s chief administrative officer, has been serving as interim president and CEO.

Hawai‘i will receive $26,992,923 in new federal funding to support grants under the Native Hawaiian Education Program. The funding was awarded to 23 Native Hawaiian educational programs across the state. 

The Realtors Association of Maui reports that healthy housing demand and limited inventory will continue to create “significant tailwinds” in the near term for the housing market.

The County of Maui reported 272 tests conducted during today’s COVID-19 Drive-Through clinic at the Mitchell Pauʻole Community Center on Molokaʻi.

Governor David Ige announced the launch of a new program that will provide federal assistance for Hawai‘i renters at risk of eviction for non-payment of rent because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today announced that the Governor has granted his request to extend his Stay-At-Home/Work-from-Home order for O‘ahu for two more weeks through Sept. 24, 2020.

Members of the Hawai‘i State Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 sent a letter to Governor David Ige calling for neighbor island counties to serve as Pilot Program testing sites for exclusive travel between neighbor island counties.  

The number of COVID-19 positive cases at the Roselani Place assisted living community is now 47–including 28 staff and 19 residents. The case count increased from 27 on Aug. 27 to 47 on Sept. 7, following routine testing.

There were 66 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 58 on O‘ahu, two on Maui and six on Hawai‘i Island. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll also rises to 88 with the passing of two more residents– one on the island of O‘ahu and one on Maui.

Maui Cattle Company, a local business founded in 2002, hosts their third drive-up sale from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 at their facility located at 106 South Kāne Street (between Kahului Foodland and Sysco) in Kahului.

Animal Care Attendant Mahie Spenser shot video of the evacuation above, capturing the dramatic moment when a helicopter dropped water on flames burning next to the shelter as staff raced out of the driveway.