Maui News

International Superstar, Diana Ross has three Hawaiʻi concerts planned in May, two of them on Maui. The Mother’s Day celebrations include a May 9 show at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena; and two Maui shows–May 10 and 11 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

No travel restrictions are in place.

After conducting an aerial survey this morning, fire officials confirmed that a brush fire that ignited on Kahoʻolawe on Saturday has now scorched 5,400 acres. 

A team of international researchers determined the ecological risk factors affecting the prevalence of two coral diseases.

Maui County had the largest vacation rental supply of all four counties in January 2020 with 265,400 unit nights, which is an increase of 27.2 percent compared to a year ago.

Applications available on March 1. Students will be selected through lottery.

Through Celebrate Maui Museums, the public is invited to experience local stories and exhibits at Hale Hoʻikeʻike at Bailey House Museum in Wailuku, the Wo Hing Museum and the Baldwin Home Museum in Lahaina, the Makawao History Museum upcountry and the Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum in Puʻunēnē.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Youth Internship Program Internship Program: Kū No Ka Pono o Haleakalā (“standing up for what is right for Haleakalā” in Hawaiian).

The university hopes the $1.4-million expansion could help retain more medical students and increase the number of local doctors.

Councilmember Riki Hokama introduced legislation to establish a moratorium on transient accommodation permits on the island of Lānaʻi, where no limits are currently established.

The State Department has set Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution) for travel to Japan and South Korea. There is no one in Hawaiʻi under mandatory quarantine at this time.

Crews with the state Department of Transportation will continue work on Monday, Feb. 24, to remove loose material along the Hāna Highway near Mile 21, where a rock slide was reported on Saturday evening.

Maui fire crews are continuing to battle a brush fire that broke out on the Southwest end of Kahoʻolawe on Saturday has now burned 2635 acres.

The center is estimated to cost approximately $1.5 million and could open within 18 to 24 months.

Of the 69 individuals who are self-monitoring with public health supervision, 59 are on Oʻahu, 8 are on Hawaiʻi Island and 2 are on Maui.

One lane is open at Mile 21 of the Hāna Highway where a rockslide was reported on Saturday. A contractor for the state Department of Transportation and a Keanae crew will be out at 8 a.m. on Sunday (2/23) to rock scale. Motorists can expect delays as crews bring loose material down.

Inspection revealed aquarium fishing gear, including a small mesh net, aboard their vessel.

A brush fire that broke out on the Southwest end of Kaho’olawe has burned about 100 acres, according to the Maui Fire Department.

Here is a list of lane closures scheduled for this week (Feb. 22 to Feb. 28)

Dillingham Airfield is closed due to a plane crash that occurred this morning, according to a tweet from the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.