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Maui County Farm Bureau announces 2022 award winners
The Maui County Farm Bureau honored Kai Pelayo, the community affairs manager with Bayer-Maui, as its Member of the Year for 2022.
Mayor Victorino says acquisition of 45 acres from A&B is now final
Finalizing the acquisition was the last step before establishing a North Shore Preservation Zone to include Baldwin Beach Park, Baby Beach (Wawaʻu Point), plus 4 acres of shoreline between Mama’s Fish House in Kuʻau and Hoʻokipa.
Maui Police Department’s Nicholas Krau promoted to Lieutenant
The Maui Police Department is proud to announce the promotion of Nicholas Krau to the rank of Lieutenant, scheduled to take effect on Jan. 16, 2023.
Maui County Farm Bureau announces its board members and officers
For the new two-year term, the Maui County Farm Bureau retained eight directors and elected two new directors including Ethan Romanchak and Theresa Thompson. Warren K. Watanabe is the executive director.
Union: Some at Maui’s hospital get paid less than Chick-fil-A; rally seeks better Maui Health wages
Werner, Moreno and hundreds of other Maui Health System frontline health care workers and supporters rallied for better pay during an event Thursday evening along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului. The informational rally continues from 4 to 6 p.m. today fronting old Kahului Shopping Center.
From cashier to union president, Domingo reflects on Maui days, supporters
When Maui resident Donna Domingo started as a cashier at the Maui Lu in Kīhei in the late 1970s, she never thought that one day, she would rise to become the first female president of the Hawaiʻi ILWU Local 142 with 18,000 members statewide, then including longshoremen, hotel workers, and pineapple, sugar, and general trade employees.
Gov. Green makes seven more appointments including Director of Wellness and Resilience
With over 20 years of experience in mental health and criminal justice systems, Tia Roberts Hartsock will serve as the state’s first Director of Wellness and Resilience.
Kahului man has died in an officer-involved shooting on Maui
A Kahului man is dead following an officer involved shooting at a home in Central Maui Thursday evening. Maui police officers responded to a report of a suicidal male who later succumbed to injuries sustained in the incident.
Maui police continue DUI enforcement through New Year’s
The Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division is participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign through the New Year’s weekend.
Maui Health ends COVID-19 community vaccination lobby clinic
Maui Health has ended its COVID-19 community vaccination clinic in the hospital lobby due to decreased demand. The facility administered nearly 87,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine over two years.
State expects “Full tourism recovery in 2025”
“While we may experience a slowdown in the US visitors coming into 2023, we hope that more international visitors will be coming in the new year and our tourism recovery continues in 2023. We expect full tourism recovery in 2025,” said DBEDT Director Chris J. Sadayasu.
Olowalu Fire Station Fundraising Gala, Jan. 7
The West Maui Improvement Foundation will host an Olowalu Fire Station Fundraising Gala on Friday, Jan. 7, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Kāʻanapali.
Mauians protest Turo taking Kahului Airport public parking; state drafting new restrictions
Maui District Airports Manager Marvin Moniz said state officials met Wednesday to discuss new legislation that would crack down on businesses operating without a permit or license in state airport public lots.
Local donor poised to give $100,000 matching gift to small Maui nonprofit
Donations will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000. Currently Nā Keiki O Emalia has raised $71,515 toward the match.
County of Maui will accept Summer 2023 season Tri-Annual applications, Jan. 3-10
Complete applications will be accepted from 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, through 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Late applications will not be considered. Due to tight processing timelines, applications cannot be accepted via postal mail.
Agawa, Aoki and Takamori selected as directors under Bissen administration
Mayor-elect Bissen announced the appointments of directors to three more departments within his administration: Shayne Agawa as Director of Department of Environmental Management; Kathleen Aoki as Director of Department of Planning; and Marc Takamori as Director of Transportation.
Fireworks enforcement planned in Maui County over New Year’s weekend
The Maui Police Department announced it will be conducting firework enforcement operations in addition to sobriety checkpoints over the New Year’s weekend.
Urgent water conservation request for West Maui
Despite recent rainfall, department officials say source water supply is at insufficient levels to maintain the Mahinahina Water Treatment Facility. The facility shut down Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 and will remain closed until source water supply reaches adequate levels to resume operations.
Dec. 22-28, 2022 COVID-19 update: 3 deaths, 1,095 new infections in Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,095 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Dec. 22-28, 2022. There were three COVID-19 deaths this week.
New round of MEO Core Four Business Planning course begins Jan. 3
The first Core Four Business Planning series of 2023, offered by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center, begins Tuesday, Jan. 3, at MEO.
