Maui Coronavirus Updates

Mayor Michael Victorino announced two food distributions taking place Thursday, April 9, to provide bags of produce to individuals impacted by COVID-19 in Wailuku, Kahului and South Maui.

An additional $2,375,810 was secured for Community Health Centers in Maui County as part of a Third Coronavirus Relief Legislation package that Congress passed in March.

Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center is optimistically planning to hold currently scheduled youth summer art programs beginning June 1.

“Congress has a critical role to play here, and we will continue to fight for legislation that includes aggressive policies such as broad debt cancellation to provide all student loan borrowers with relief that both responds to the scale of this emergency and stimulates our economy.”

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) released a new guide to help independent contractors, freelancers, those who are self-employed, and gig-economy workers, including ride sharing drivers, better understand how to apply for new benefits established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

“We hope this donation to HCF’s Hawaiʻi Resilience Fund will make a significant impact by allowing us to help our community in the broadest way possible.”

The Maui Police Department announced that it will be utilizing its Drone Unit to make public announcements, reminding people of the stay-at-home county and state orders currently in place.The Maui Police Department announced that it will be utilizing its Drone Unit to make public announcements, reminding people of the stay-at-home county and state orders currently in place.

The storeʻs kūpuna shopping hours run from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Ed Case (D-Hawaii) wrote to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and US Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza to request their coordinated assistance for Hawaiʻi’s small agricultural producers.

As of noon on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, there are 410 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with 23 new cases. Maui has 4 new cases for a total of 48 confirmed positive. Of the 48 cases on Maui, at least 14 have been released from isolation, and five have required hospitalization. Maui reported its first COVID-19 related death on Monday, April 6, of an adult male over the age of 65 with underlying health conditions and exposure to travelers.

Diegel spoke with KPOA’s Shane Kahalehau, discussing how residents with no health insurance can get treatment, how Maui Health is preparing for a potential surge of COVID-19 patients, coordination efforts with the County of Maui, alternative care mobilization efforts, MEDB’s efforts to produce bridge ventilators on island, and how the community can help.

During this morning’s interview, the Mayor Victorino discussed details of a food distribution effort in Central and South Maui planned for 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2020. The effort will involve the distribution of about 1,000 bags of produce to residents in need.

Moloka’i High’s Grab-and-Go school meal service restarts today, April 7, to provide breakfast and lunch for children 18 and younger. The Department of Education also added Grab-and-Go meal service to Kilohana Elementary on Monday, April 6; and will add service at ʻĪao Intermediate School on Maui on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

The Maui Bus is suspending four fixed bus routes beginning Monday, April 13, 2020, because of substantial decreases in passengers caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

In less than a week’s time, local families got on board with Central Pacific Bank and Central Pacific Bank Foundation’s #KeepHawaiiCooking initiative to achieve its goal of 10,000 meals shared with the community.

Restrooms at Kalama Park, Pukalani Park and Lower Pāʻia Park will open starting Wednesday, April 8, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and will be cleaned four times per day. 

About 500 test kits will be provided for the drive-through testing, which will be held at the Mitchell Pauʻole Community Center on Molokaʻi on Tuesday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino says the next two weeks are pivotal as the county works to combat the impacts of COVID-19 in the community.

Hawaiʻi Governor David Ige provided his latest update on Monday afternoon at 2:30 p.m., as Maui reported its first COVID-19 death, the fifth for Hawaiʻi.  As of noon on Monday, April 6, 2020, there are 387 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with 16 new cases.

Maui police arrested six individuals and issued a total of 101 citations over the past seven days for violations related COVID-19 enforcement efforts. Of the Maui citations issued, the majority were in Kīhei and Lahaina where complaints had been made of people congregating at the beach and in public places.