Maui Coronavirus Updates

Mayor Victorino says the department is prepared to close the Kahului courts for two weeks as early as tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 2nd if necessary if people fail to practice health and safety protocols. 

Drive-through COVID-19 testing will be held on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Keōpūolani Regional Park in Central Maui.

Health officials on Maui have identified a cluster involving the convergence of people at a restaurant and bar in West Maui. It is unclear where the source of the infection came from, but health officials are asking anyone who was at The Dirty Monkey on Aug. 22, to self quarantine for 14 days through Sept. 5, 2020.

“We had a little bit of a rocky rollout. Everyone has been brought up to speed on how they need to label the vials and I think we’ve learned from that experience.  The good news is that the 1776 tests are a small fraction of all of the tests we’ve done so far,” said Mayor Caldwell.

There were seven deaths linked to COVID-19 in Hawai‘i today, marking the deadliest day for the state since the pandemic began.  There were 133 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 107 on O‘ahu, one on Maui and 24 on Hawai‘i Island and one resident out of state.

Governor David Ige announced today that state Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson and Public Safety Director Nolan Espinda will be retiring from their respective posts in September.

There were 200 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 174 on O‘ahu, four on Maui and 22 on Hawai‘i Island. There was also one more death linked to COVID-19 on O‘ahu, bringing the state total since the pandemic began to 63. Maui has four additional cases for a cumulative total of 334.

“This modified process enforces travel quarantines and protects our communities from the spread of COVID-19. This new procedure is a welcome step toward a more efficient, streamlined process to speed up traveler processing at airports,” said Mayor Michael Victorino.

FEMA’s grant funding will allow Hawaiʻi to provide $300 per week, on top of their regular unemployment benefit, to those unemployed due to COVID-19.

There were 310 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 263 on O‘ahu, seven on Maui, 39 on Hawai‘i Island and one on Kaua‘i.   There were also three more deaths linked to COVID-19, bringing the state total since the pandemic began to 62. The deaths include three on O‘ahu. Maui has seven additional cases for a cumulative total of 330.

The Maui Police Department now has three employees who have tested positive for COVID-19. Police say the three individuals work in positions that require limited public interaction and are currently in isolation.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced this afternoon that the television production, Temptation Island, is “on again,” with production set to start on Sept. 8.

The number of COVID-19 positive cases at the Roselani Place assisted living community is now 27–including 18 staff and nine residents.  

There were 265 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 233 on O‘ahu, six on Maui, and 26 on Hawai‘i Island. Maui has six additional cases for a cumulative total of 324. Clusters on Maui include at least 27 cases at the Roselani Place assisted living facility and 66 associated with the Maui Memorial Medical Center.

“I am saying this–It’s about time we take an opportunity to test–to see if these protocols that they’ve put in place will work. We have to test sooner or later–why not now, why not at the Andaz.  Let’s make that our first.  And let’s see.  Because every great plan only works if you do it.”

Imua Family Services and partner agencies are holding a free drive-through community resource event on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Kahului at Imua’s Early Childhood Development Center on Wākea Avenue in Kahului.

A new countywide collaboration with various organizations aims to create healthcare jobs and expand services for kupūna and families.  

Hale Makua Health Services has just one resident with COVID-19, according to an update provided on Tuesday.  The resident is asymptomatic and remains in isolation at the Hale Makua Kahului facility.

An employee at the Maui Police Department has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a department press release. The individual is currently in isolation.

There were 306 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 289 on O‘ahu, seven on Maui, and 10 on Hawai‘i Island.  There were also four more O‘ahu deaths linked to COVID-19, bringing the state total since the pandemic began to 55.