Maui Coronavirus Updates

The governor, first lady, cabinet and staff received the Moderna vaccine and are scheduled for their second dose in late March.

A visitor from South Dakota was arrested on Maui over the weekend for alleged violation of rules and orders relating to travel quarantine.

The US marks a half-million COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began–including 431 in Hawai‘i.

There were 52 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 21 on O‘ahu, 28 on Maui, two on Hawaiʻi Island, and one on Kauaʻi.

The death of a male Hālawa Correctional Facility inmate, between 60 to 70 years old, is being classified by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health as a COVID-19 related death.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its vaccine prioritization to include “Traveler Accommodation” under the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Categories of Essential Workers.

There were 68 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including 33 on O‘ahu, 28 on Maui, four on Hawaiʻi Island, and three in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

There were 59 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including 35 on O‘ahu, 12 on Maui, two on Hawaiʻi Island, and 10 in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

Hawai‘i State Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char today announced that the state will soon open COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 and older. Currently, kūpuna 75 and older are eligible to get vaccinated.

There were 50 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 22 on O‘ahu, 22 on Maui, two on Hawaiʻi Island, and four in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

There were 67 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 45 on O‘ahu, eight on Maui, seven on Hawaiʻi Island, one on Moloka‘i, one on Kaua‘i, and five in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

Hawaiʻi was ranked number two on a list of the safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic, second only to Alaska.

There were 29 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 17 on O‘ahu, nine on Maui, one on Hawaiʻi Island and two in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

Daniel Gildenbrand, 24, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, after arriving on Maui without a negative pre-travel COVID-19 test and no approved lodging in which to complete the state’s mandatory 10-day travel quarantine.

There were 17 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 13 on O‘ahu, three on Maui, and one in a Hawaiʻi resident diagnosed outside of the state. It’s the lowest daily case count the state has seen since July 2020.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi has awarded a total of $145,000 in grant funding to two organizations on Maui working to feed individuals and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

There were 35 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 25 on O‘ahu, seven on Maui, one on Molokaʻi and two in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

There were 48 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 38 on O‘ahu, four on Maui, three on Hawaiʻi Island and three in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

There were 71 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including 48 on O‘ahu, 11 on Maui, two on Hawaiʻi Island and 10 in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

Governor David Ige has issued an 18th emergency proclamation for COVID-19. It acknowledges vaccinated travelers/quarantine as a future exception, but the state will wait for specific guidance from the CDC before implementing a quarantine exception for vaccinated travelers.