Maui Coronavirus Updates

Central Pacific Bank Senior Vice President and division manager, Kyle K. Sakamoto sits down with Pacific Media Group COO and MauiNow director, Jack Dugan to answer questions regarding the financial hardships Maui residents and businesses are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sakamato said that Central Pacific Bank has worked to support its clients by communicating and […]

Drive-through COVID-19 antibody blood testing and diagnostic nasal swab testing will take place: Thursday, May 21 at the South Maui Community Park Gym; and Friday, May 22, at Keōpūolani Regional Park in Central Maui.   Testing on both days will be open to the general public from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Greg Maples, the incoming chairman of Hawaii Restaurant Association sits down with Patty Lee, operations manager for Hawai’i Airport Advertising and on-camera host for Pacific Media Group to discuss the future of Hawai’i’s restaurant Industry. Maples described that the restaurant industry is in a state of terrible distress. “There’s never been a time in the history […]

Representing the islands of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau, Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi (District 8) and member of the Senate approved Senate draft House Bill No. 2725, HD1, SD1, totaling over $233.5 million for the district.

To date, 578 people (92.3%) have recovered including 97 out of 117 cases in Maui County.  There are currently 48 active cases in the state including 20 in Maui County. The outbreak at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Kahului is now considered closed; however one COVID-19 patient remained at the Maui hospital as of Tuesday afternoon.

The list of retailers that are now open at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center in Kahului is growing since many were given the green light to resume operations under new guidelines last week.  The expanded list of stores that have since reopened for business is posted here…

US Senator Brian Schatz has provided an update for stimulus funding including a special phone line established by the IRS for taxpayers with questions about their Economic Impact Payment (stimulus checks) issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security or CARES Act. Taxpayers with questions can call (800) 919-9835.

Lahaina Gateway in West Maui has announced updated retail hours for its various tenants and retailers as of May 20, 2020.  

The Shops at Wailea announced the reopening of retail activity at the Center, with current operating hours from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays until further notice.

The Hawai‘i State Senate unanimously approved all gubernatorial nominees passed out of the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, chaired by Senator Rosalyn H. Baker (D-South and West Maui).

Maui United Way announced they have distributed $118,000 to 23 Maui nonprofits for “safety net” relief in response to the impact of the pandemic.  

“We are pleased that the JIC (Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Joint Information Center) has officially closed the MMMC cluster,” said Maui Health spokesperson Tracy Dallarda. “It is a testament to our team of caregivers and our community in following state and county guidelines in an effort to ‘flatten the curve.'”

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters today hosted a flower drop over the Maui Memorial Medical Center in Kahului in a special gesture, giving thanks to all of the health care heroes, Emergency Medical Service workers and frontline first responders throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of noon on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, there are 641 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with a new case on Hawaiʻi Island   To date, 578 people (92.6%) have recovered including 97 in Maui County.  There are currently 46 active cases in the state.  The outbreak at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Kahului is now considered closed.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino is providing updates on Pacific Media Group’s network of Maui stations as the County continues to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Today, the mayor spoke with Ed Kanoi and Charly Espina-Takahama of 99.9 KISS FM on Maui, and shared his condolences on the passing of Hawaiian music icon Willie K, and Maui’s transition to the governor’s latest 8th Supplemental Emergency Proclamation.

With “stay at home” or “safer at home” ordinances, quarantining and social distancing, many of us have been left wondering what staying at home means for the homeless.

Governor David Ige provided information on next steps for the state’s emergency orders as more businesses are added to the list under future phases and the 14-day travel quarantine for mainland and interisland travel is extended to the end fo June.

“Shipping prepared foods and distributing them to sometimes remote communities on the Neighbor Islands in a timely manner poses unique challenges. The last thing anyone needs is a widespread outbreak of food poisoning on top of concerns about COVID-19,” said Bruce Anderson, Director of the Department of Health.

An asymptomatic resident who had tested positive has since received two consecutive test results showing they are negative for COVID-19. As for the two home health cases, one client has been released from isolation and had recovered in April; and the other client has recently received two negative COVID-19 tests so has been released from quarantine as well.

For the third time this month, there have been no new reported cases of coronavirus in Hawaiʻi. As of noon on Monday, May 18, 2020, there are 640 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with no new cases in the state.  This is the fourth time since the outbreak was tracked at the end of February that the new case tally has been zero.  Zero cases were also reported on Thursday May 14, Friday, May 8 and on Friday, March 13. To date, 574 people (92.1%) have recovered including 96 in Maui County.  There are currently 49 active cases in the state.  Mayor Victorino said that as of Friday, May 15, there were two active cases at the Maui Memorial Medical Center.