Maui News

Former Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Mililani Trask of Hilo was selected by the OHA Board of Trustees to serve as the new OHA Trustee for Hawaiʻi Island. She fills the vacancy created by the resignation of former trustee Keola Lindsey on Feb. 1, 2022.

To diminish beach loss, and facing the prospect of no more sand, the homeowners and the experts are looking at potentially shoring up a “natural rock groin” on the west side, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

The Maui Police Department is mourning the loss today of Terry Jones, the Chief’s Executive Secretary, who was killed in a motor vehicle crash this morning while pursuing a suspect who reportedly stole her purse, police said.

The Maui County Composite Squadron, the local unit of the Civil Air Patrol, is hosting a virtual open house for the community to learn about the nonprofit organization and its programs on Saturday, March 19 at 10 a.m.

The speed limit on North Kīhei Road will be reduced permanently from 45 mph to 35 mph, between the Māʻalaea Power Plant access and Sugar Beach, effective Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.

“We extend our deepest condolences to the ‘ohana of Oswald ‘Oz’ Stender on the loss of their beloved patriarch. He served with distinction as a Trustee for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for 14 years from 2000 to 2014. He will be remembered as a kanaka that led with courage and was guided by deep aloha for our people,” said Lindsey.

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers that the fastest and easiest way to check on tax refunds is by using the “Where’s My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov or through the IRS2Go mobile app.

The latest data represents a total of 5,044 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. This is below the delta peak of 11,500. Maui County’s seven day average of cases is now 17.2 cases per 100,000. This is below the delta peak of 57.6 per 100,000 reported on Aug. 25, and the 412.1 per 100,000 reported on Jan. 21, 2022.

The Department of Water Supply reports a water service outage in Upper Kula from Waiakoa Road to Polipoli Road, due to a break/replacement of an eight inch main line.

Effective March 15, the Department of Water Supply will switch its water distribution disinfectant from chlorine back to chloramines for the Upper Kula water system.

Some residents backed a plan to cap Maui’s transient accommodations, while industry testifiers questioned whether a ceiling would have unintended legal and financial consequences during a Maui County Council committee meeting Wednesday.

Kula Highway is now open. All lanes are open as of 8:33 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, in both the mauka and makai directions.

Registration is now open for Seabury Hall’s “Summer at Seabury” program.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Education released guidelines today to allow for in-person school commencement and transition ceremonies.

Maui Now’s featured job openings for the week of Feb. 20 to 26, 2022.

The nearly one-month closure of the boy’s dormitory at Lahainaluna High School comes amid an investigation into alleged misconduct.

“Youth suicide is a silent, yet preventable epidemic that needs to be addressed with meaningful resources,” Attorney General Shikada said. “The Jason Foundation provides such resources, and I am proud to join their effort to help the children of Hawai‘i realize their future.”

Aloha Independent Living Hawaiʻi arranged for four deaf clients of the Maui Independent Living Center to obtain cellular-enabled iPads, accessories and one-year of data connectivity to help them live independently.

At the Maui Ocean Center on March 18 and July 15, kids can learn about how stormwater affects the ocean during educational activities run by the state program, Stormwater Maui.

Todayʻs count includes two cases on Maui, 12 on Hawaiʻi Island, 10 on Kauaʻi, one on Molokaʻi, 0 on Lānaʻi, and 18 out of state.  There are 91 new COVID-19 cases on Oʻahu.