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Of the total, $59,040 and 1,092 pounds of food were collected for Maui Food Bank at TS Restaurants’ four Maui locations – Duke’s Beach House Maui, Hula Grill Kāʻanapali, Kimo’s Maui and Leilani’s on the Beach.

An emergency shelter opened at Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai on Molokaʻi is scheduled to close at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, after most roads were cleared of debris and floodwaters receded along the island’s south shore.

The funding is for the operation and capital costs associated with Hawai‘i’s public transit systems, including the Maui Bus, TheBus, Kaua‘i Bus, Hele-On Bus, and TheHandi-Van fleets.

The US Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program awards this year include $2.9 million to increase the resilience of endangered wildlife on Lāna‘i. (To be supported by $4.8 million in partner contributions.)

Find Saturday weather related cancellations for Maui here. We have a running list of cancellations due to severe weather and flooding on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.

The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.  All projects are weather permitting. 

Find weather related road closures here: South Kīhei Road is closed from North Kīhei Road to Uwapo Road. Pi’ilani Highway, Mile Marker 30-32, back side of Kaupō. Hāna Highway, Mile Marker 23. 

US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that Hawai‘i K-12 schools will receive a projected $73 million in new federal funding for the 2023-2024 school year, including more than $7.4 million for schools in Maui County.

The ordinance will require commercial bicycle tours to obtain a permit on county and state property, including Haleakalā Highway, Baldwin Avenue and Olinda Road.

The National Weather Service has extended a Flash Flood Warning for the island of Molokaʻi until 9:45 p.m..

Due to heavy rains, a 2-inch water line broke and is running through a drain culvert on Kula Highway and Lower Kula Road.

Managers from the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency are urging the public to exercise caution amid risks statewide of flooding, landslides and gusty winds.

The County of Main issued a statement on Friday evening after a Maui firefighter was swept by flood waters down a storm drain while responding to flooded residences in South Maui.

The Summit District of Haleakalā National Park is closed above Leleiwi Overlook at 8,840 feet due to hazardous road conditions.

A portion of South Kīhei Road, Baldwin Beach Park in Pāʻia and the Central Maui Landfill will remain closed overnight, while officials assess damages from flooding caused by heavy rains that occurred Friday, Jan. 27.

The certificate congratulates the Grammy award winner on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.

“The decisions made in the 2023 Farm Bill will impact Hawaiʻi’s agriculture producers, workers, and families for years to come,” said Rep. Tokuda.

At 9:36 p.m., radar showed heavy rain over the slopes of Haleakalā, falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour with locally heavier rain up to 3 inches per hour.

Fourth Friday in Kīhei has been canceled due to weather on Jan. 27, 2023. On Friday, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch and forecast excessive rainfall for Maui. The Weather Service forecast an 80% chance of rain and thunderstorms in Kīhei on Friday. 

Drainage improvements to the Kīhei Boat Ramp wash down area on Maui will begin Feb. 6, 2023. The estimated completion date for the $324,820 project is March 3, 2023.