There were 114 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 80 on O‘ahu, 11 on Maui, 10 on Hawai‘i Island, three on Kaua‘i, and 10 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Maui cases included four cases in Lahaina, three in Kīhei, two in Makawao and one each in Kahului and Wailuku. Kīhei and Wailuku are both in the medium range for infections over the past two weeks with Kīhei having 27 cases in the last 14 days and Wailuku with 12 cases over the same period.

Recent and persistent rainfall, especially over the east end of the island chain, has caused soils to become saturated and streams to be elevated along windward areas of Maui and the Big Island. An upper trough moving into the area along with abundant low level moisture, creates the potential for flash flooding.

Film crews wrapped production on Temptation Island. Maui is also the backdrop of the new HBO mini-series entitled The White Lotus which is half way through filming on an eight-week schedule at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority released its Hawaiʻi Vacation Rental Performance Report for October with Maui County showing a 21 percent occupancy rate for vacation rentals and 14.2 percent for hotels.

Tom’s Backhoe & Excavation and the Maui Department of Water Supply will be performing work on the County’s water system that will result in a water shutdown for part of Kahului from Tuesday night, Nov. 24 to Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 2020. 

The IRS has approved the online marketplace MauiHub.org as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Effective June 29, 2020, all donations made to Maui Hub after that date are tax-deductible.

Hawaiian Airlines today announced it is offering drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 pre-flight tests for its guests traveling to the islands from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland and Seattle.