Maui News

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.

Wailuku River and Maliko Bay sites had the highest number of samples exceeding state health standards, with 27% and 36% of their samples exceeding standards respectively, according to the Surfrider Foundation report.

A new live music series, Wailea Wednesdays, starts March 2 at The Shops at Wailea.

A long-debated master planned community proposed for 670 acres in South Maui called Honuaʻula sought the next phase of county approval today — but two groups are challenging it. uses, preservation, conservation and recreational/open space areas, along with infrastructure. The project is located on about 670 acres adjacent to Maui Meadows and Wailea Resort in South Maui.  

The latest data represents a total of 6,306 “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 24.9 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.

“Based on previous observations, lava will likely be visible in the active lava lake this evening,” the HVO update stated.

On Thursday, Feb. 3, Maui Now released a survey asking its readers to share their opinions and attitudes toward current issues affecting Maui County. The survey questions included topics from booster shot requirements, the return of cruise ships to Maui, staff shortages, and commercial downhill bicycling tours on the roadways of Haleakalā.

The exhibit features personal stories, photographs and information on the two locations on Maui which served as detention centers.

A lucky Hawai’i resident hit a more than $275,000 progressive jackpot playing IGT’s Wheel of Fortune® slots at Boyd Gaming’s Fremont Hotel and Casino early this morning.

Emergency personnel from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauaʻi responded to a crash involving a civilian contracted helicopter on the northern area of the installation shortly after 10  a.m. today, officials confirmed.

Trevor Taylor comes to TNC with more than 30 years of experience managing natural resources and stewardship programs in Oregon.

Candidate filing for the 2022 Election cycle kicks off on March 1 and runs through June 7, 2022.

Students from 13 Hawai‘i public schools — including four on Maui — won 36 national media awards during the 2022 Student Television Network National Convention that was held over the President’s Day weekend in Long Beach, CA. 

Maui United Way along with Hawaiʻi Land Trust and Hui No Ke Ola Pono will host a “Healing the Healers” event on April 7, 2022 at Waiheʻe Refuge to thank Maui based nonprofit and health center staff for all they do for the community. 

Hawai‘i Land Trust, the statewide local nonprofit that protects, stewards and connects people to the lands that sustain Hawaiʻi, has appointed three new directors to its 2022 Board. They include Makawao native Uʻiliani Tanigawa Lum, who will serve as the board’s secretary.