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As concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus escalate, state and county officials gathered at the Maui Memorial Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon to discuss preventative measures and potential emergency response.

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The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is beginning new surveillance testing for COVID-19 in addition to ongoing testing of persons under investigation. Health officials say the results will help responders understand and make appropriate decisions about the scope of such a spread, when it occurs.

With recent reports of whales showing propeller injuries, ocean users are reminded to keep a safe distance from these annual residents of Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Collisions with vessels are a risk to both the animals and humans.

When the 936 ft. long Eurodam pulled into Kahului Harbor this morning, it came as an unexpected sight for area residents, especially since it doesn’t usually make a port call at the location. The ship put in a request this weekend to come to Kahului instead of Lahaina because of weather on the West side where the ship typically stops and tenders passengers.  

Lynsey Jio, 23, of Kula, Maui was arrested this morning following a grand jury indictment related to a fatal motor vehicle crash that claimed the life 19-year-old Hannah Brown last year on the Kūihelani Highway. 

Of the 62 individuals who are self-monitoring with public health supervision, 56 are on Oʻahu, 1 are on Hawaiʻi Island, 4 are on Maui, and 1 is on Kauaʻi. These numbers fluctuate often as travelers arrive, depart, or begin and end their self-monitoring with supervision by DOH. 

While there are no confirmed cases in Maui County, all county departments and personnel have increased sanitization efforts and are taking additional precautions amid statewide concerns relating to COVID-19.

Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English of Maui announced that over $204 million in Capital Improvement Project funds were released by Governor David Ige for the senator’s District 7, which covers Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i and Kaho‘olawe.

The process to disembark passengers that have been held aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, began at noon Pacific Time in Oakland, CA.

BREAKING: The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is announcing a second presumptive positive result for COVID-19 in the state.

To date, there have been 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (19 crew members and 2 passengers) on the Grand Princess cruise ship that made port calls to Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai on Feb. 26, Honolulu Harbor on Feb. 27, Lahaina, Maui on Feb. 28, and Hilo on Feb. 29.

The County of Maui has been briefed by the State Department of Health, Governor’s Office and emergency response partners regarding the new confirmed COVID-19 cases from the Grand Princess Cruise ship.

Hawai‘i has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, after a Hawai‘i resident spent time on the Grand Princess cruise ship that traveled to Mexico in February. 

Effective March 28 through April 29, the airline will temporarily suspend flights that operate three-times-weekly between Kona International Airport on the Island of Hawai‘i and Haneda, and four-times-weekly between Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and Haneda. At the same time, Hawaiian will launch an additional daily nonstop service between HNL and HND as announced in November of last year.

Posted: 1:40 p.m. March 6, 2020: The Honoapiʻilani Highway is closed in the southbound direction at Ukumehame due to a downed power line. Traffic is being alternated. Motorists are asked to be cautious as they drive through the area.

The median price for a single family home on Maui was $747,150 in February 2020, down -5.4% from the $790,000 reported at the same time last year, according to new information released by the REALTORS Association of Maui. 

It’s basically the same $99/way fares on Tuesday/Wednesday flights that were offered earlier this week, on mostly all of the airline’s routes between Hawai‘i and the West Coast, but the booking date has been extended to Saturday, March 7.

Ikaika Reinhardt, 38, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for the receipt of firearms while under indictment, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Requests for telephonic appearances by attorneys or self-represented litigants who would otherwise need to travel inter-island will be liberally granted while the COVID-19 situation is ongoing.