Maui Coronavirus Updates

The Senators wrote, “Those peacefully protesting are not ‘thugs’ or ‘terrorists’ but are individuals exercising their fundamental Constitutional rights. The military should never be weaponized by the President to limit these expressions for liberty and justice. We believe it is antithetical to what those in uniform have sworn to protect and defend, and a serious threat to our democratic system.”

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Effective immediately, emergency restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic for commercial and recreational boating and ocean recreation are being relaxed statewide. Commercial and recreational boating can now include up to ten people on a vessel at one time, operating under new COVID-19 “Act With Care” guidelines.

Governor David Ige said troops would be able to return and the state would be able to extend National Guard presence at the traffic checkpoints until July. “I think we all can agree that we don’t want to return to what it was before COVID-19; and we would like to come up with a plan to figure out how to best manage the Hāna Highway–and then also the Piʻilani Highway on the back side,” said Sen. English.

The new case today is a non-resident who traveled to O‘ahu and became ill while in self-quarantine. A previous Maui case was removed after re-testing with negative results. To date, 612 people (96.2%) have recovered including 111 in Maui County. There are currently 24 active cases in the state.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced a produce distribution will take place Wednesday, June 3, to provide produce for families impacted by COVID-19 on Lānaʻi.

This week two families received keys to their new home as part of Habitat for Humanity Maui’s affordable housing project in Lahaina. Both homes were completed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a decrease of volunteers for the project.

There was one new COVID-19 case reported today on the island of Oʻahu, bringing Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 case total to 653. To date, 609 people (95.7%) have recovered including 111 in Maui County. There are currently 27 active cases in the state.

On Monday, June 1, 1,538 people arrived in Hawaiʻi, according to new data released by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and compiled by data collected by the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation’s new Mandatory Travel Declaration Form.  

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Liliʻuokalani Trust and Kamehameha Schools launched a new survey today to better understand what Native Hawaiians and non-Native Hawaiians think the state’s economy should look like after the pandemic.

Hawaiʻi’s population is expected to drop by about 30,000 people by 2022, according to projections by Carl Bonham, Executive Director of University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization.

Blow dryers are allowed for use as needed at barbershops and hair salons in Maui County.  It was among the new rules that took effect on Monday as more businesses and services reopen across the county.

A student attending college in Hawai‘i was arrested this morning by Special Agents from the Investigation Division of the Dept. of the Attorney General. 21-year-old Venasio Vaipulu was reported by a witness.

Governor David Ige today announced he will lift the interisland quarantine on travel between the Hawaiian Islands, effective on June 16, 2020.

Work has begun on a $692,546 upgrade project at the Haʻikū Community Center’s restroom and kitchen. The community center has been closed because of COVID-19, and improvement work will keep it closed through April 30, 2021.

The Maui Food Technology Center announces the re-opening of the weekly Maui Sunday Market starting this Sunday, June 7, 2020. The event is open to the public and will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. in the parking lot of the Kahului Shopping Center located at 65 West Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului. Admission is free.

There were no new COVID-19 case reported today, with Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 case total remaining at 652. To date, 608 people (95.7%) have recovered including 110 in Maui County. There are currently 27 active cases in the state.

Hurricane season officially starts today, and Hawaiian Electric is ramping up infrastructure upgrades to ensure public safety and system reliability across Oʻahu, Maui County and Hawaiʻi Island.

The number of out-of-state travelers to Hawaiʻi continues to climb with more than 1,200 people arriving in Hawaiʻi on Saturday. That included 369 visitors and 373 returning residents.  There were no trans-Pacific flights to Maui on Saturday.  

Over the weekend, volunteers with the Hawaiʻi Wing Civil Air Patrol delivered more than 800 pounds of medical supplies and Personal Protective Equipment to the Maui Emergency Management Agency to support first responders.  The delivery was made with the help of Maui’s 057 squadron.