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Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey of Maui testified this morning at the first hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs chaired by US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), urging senators to help address the needs of Native Hawaiians.

There were 50 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 16 on O‘ahu, 24 on Maui, two on Hawai‘i Island, one on Kaua‘i, and seven in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed out-of-state.

Lessons learned from last year’s cluster traced to three fitness centers in Hawai‘i, are highlighted in a scientific paper published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

On Maui, hikers have been rescued from places like the “Bamboo Forest” in Kailua, the upper reaches of ʻĪao Valley, and East Maui’s Kaihalulu Beach. A swift water rescue at Waioka in Hāna earlier this month ended tragically when a visitor died in a flash flood event at the location.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on first degree attempted murder, assault of an officer and resisting an order to stop his vehicle following a run-in with police that led to officers opening fire.

Maui Health reports it is nearing completion of rescheduled first-dose vaccinations for nearly 5,000 individuals whose appointments were canceled in January due to a vaccine shortage.

There were 47 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 27 on O‘ahu, 17 on Maui, and three in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed out-of-state.

The Board of Directors for Maui United Way has elected Simon Poole of Goodfellow Brothers Inc. as their new Board Chair. Poole has been on the MUW board since 2019.

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

More than 4,300 families across Hawai‘i live in federal public housing units that could receive funding from this grant.

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

An emergency assistance program has opened for farming and ranching operations that have suffered losses due to excessive deer populations on Molokaʻi and Maui.

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 Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Airports Division is waiving landing fees for scheduled commercial passenger service to Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi in response to decreased service due to the economic impacts of the ongoing pandemic.

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.

The recycling of 2,000 pounds of used Maui tennis balls has prevented a significant quantity of non-decomposable, methane producing rubber waste from ending up in our Maui landfill

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.

The Maui Police Department is requesting the public’s help with any information pertaining to the whereabouts of Chad Tolman, 40, whose whereabouts are presently unknown within the County of Maui.