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This Halloween, the Hawai‘i Department of Health recommends celebrating with your household members at home and avoiding traditional door-to-door trick or treating where treats are handed to children or children take candy from a shared bucket.

There were 83 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 67 on the island of O‘ahu, 14 on Hawai‘i Island and two on Maui, including one case in Kahului. Kaua‘i reported no new cases today. One of today’s new cases in Maui County was in Kahului.

A fire in the Kahoma area of West Maui has burned 10 acres and is 100% contained as of 3:41 p.m.  The fire was first reported at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in a ridge area mauka of the Lahaina Bypass.

The governor has already denied requests from Maui and Kauaʻi for post-testing proposals; however Maui Mayor Michael Victorino said, “even though he has denied the second test for incoming trans-Pacific travelers, he is still in favor of looking at some other alternatives.”

A new report compiled by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization shows that the number of tenants fully caught up on rent dropped from 95% prior to the pandemic to 85% in August.

The Agriculture Micro Grants Program provides grant funding of up to $25,000 to farmers on Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea is welcoming guests back on Nov. 20, 2020.

The testing is part of a mass effort to conduct testing at all correctional facilities statewide after a COVID-19 outbreak at the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center first reported in August. 

There were 52 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 41 on the island of O‘ahu, 10 on Hawai‘i Island and one on Maui, including one case in Kulai. Kaua‘i reported no new cases today. *As a result of updated information, two cases from Maui were removed from the counts resulting in one less case each in Wailuku and Lahaina.

Pacific Media Group in partnership with Maui Health has launched a Hometown Heroes in Maui County program that recognizes everyday heroes in the community.

These federal funds will go to the Department of Health to develop vaccine distribution plans, determine where the vaccine will be administered, and ensure an adequate number of vaccination providers.

The unique wide 50-degree angle, the industry’s highest depth resolution, captures more detail for extremely high-quality 3D images that increase diagnostic confidence and enables earlier detection of even subtle lesions.

A utility pole came down along Kalae Highway and caused a fault on the electrical system, triggering a loss of power generation at the Palaʻau baseyard.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a near fatal motorcycle crash on South Kīhei Road last night, according to Maui police. A preliminary police investigation reveals, a black YN moped, operated by a 45-year-old Kīhei man, was traveling southbound on South Kīhei Road when it collided into the rear of a parked silver Hyundai Accent sedan.

This week, the Maui Chamber of Commerce announced the product vendors who will be participating in their 7th annual virtual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival, to be held virtually on Nov. 7 and 8, 2020.

There were 70 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 53 on the island of O‘ahu, 15 on Hawai‘i Island and two on Maui, including cases in Lahaina and Kīhei. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 156, with three new deaths reported since yesterday in Maui County. Details on the deaths and when they occurred are pending release.

As of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 at about 7:18 p.m., Sione Halapio has been located and in good health. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their help.

Throughout the month of September 2020, Maui police say information was obtained that several individuals overdosed on a blue pill believed to be oxycodone. The blue pills were suspected to be laced with fentanyl, according to Maui police.

There were 133 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 87 on the island of O‘ahu, 43 on Hawai‘i Island and three on Maui. Kaua‘i reported no new cases today. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 153, with 11 new deaths reported since yesterday on the island of O‘ahu. The cumulative total of cases in Maui County is 394 cases over the course of the pandemic.  To date, there have been 19 cases on the island Molokaʻi.

Eleven COVID-19 deaths on Oʻahu are being reported by the state today with eight of the deaths occurring between Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, 2020.  Eight of the deaths were recently validated and classified as those records became available.