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$2,500 and 500 pounds of food were collected and donated to Maui Food Bank. Together, this will provide 10,385 meals for needy families in Maui County. 

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 17, with a 1.9% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is +39% from Nov. 10 to Nov. 23, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 10.2 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.

Maui police made at least one arrest during the Third Annual Hannah Brown Memorial Impaired Driving Awareness Checkpoint and Rally on Wednesday night along the Kūihelani Highway in Central Maui. Police say a woman driving toward the checkpoint attempted to turn around and switch drivers just as the checkpoint was winding down operations.

A proposal dividing the Department of Housing and Human Concerns into two distinct departments was adopted, as was one recommending the appointment of Corporation Counsel and the Prosecuting Attorney from a short list of nominees selected by an independent selection commission.  Seven proposals were deferred to the next meeting due to time limitations.

The Maui Police Department will dedicate the checkpoint to the memory of Hannah Brown, who was 19 years old when she was killed by an impaired driver on June 23, 2019. She would have celebrated her 22 birthday this year.

Maui’s Kalani Peʻa is celebrating the 2022 GRAMMY nomination of his junior album, “Kau Ka Peʻa,” which is being considered in the Best Regional Roots Music Album category.

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 17, with a 1.6% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is +38% from Nov. 9 to Nov. 22, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 10.0 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.

The applicant said he worked directly with the Planning Department for more than two years during the SMA and building permit review process, with concessions made as well as changes to the design of the home at the request of the department.

A Lahaina man is being held in lieu of a half-a-million dollars bail on charges involving allegations of kidnapping, robbery, and terroristic threatening. The suspect allegedly pointed a rifle at the television and fired a “warning shot” before fleeing.

A fire in Makawao burned two acres of heavy brush before being brought under control on Tuesday afternoon. The blaze was declared 100% contained at 3:54 p.m.

Both Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Maui Mayor Michael Victorino said they would be getting rid of the six-foot distancing rule currently in place for restaurants, allowing eateries to resume full capacity for dining indoors, starting Dec. 1, 2021. Mayor Victorino said indoor dining is still limited to those who show proof of vaccination or testing as is currently the case.

During a forced closure due to the pandemic, the Maui Bee Tour relocated its hives to create a new bee farm in Lahaina. The tours and the Lahaina Honey Co. open Nov. 29.

After 18 months of virtual worship, including a limited high holiday gathering, Zoom events and calls and strictly obeying county directives on in-person gathering during the pandemic, it is very fitting that the first in-person gathering will be to celebrate Chanukah.

CoreCivic’s Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona recently held a graduation ceremony for 22 student-inmates from Hawaiʻi who earned a GED, and one student-inmate, Maui-native Gregory Garcia, who earned two associate degrees and is currently working on his bachelor’s degree.

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 15, with a 1.5% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is +25% from Nov. 8 to Nov. 21, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 9.2 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.

The Maui Visitor Industry Charity Walk distributed $1.203 million in funds to 60 local nonprofit organizations in a ceremony at the Maui Beach Hotel on Monday morning. The funds were generated through the annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk which was held in a virtual format for the first time this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event, which is part of the Rotary International’s Day of Service, is working with Mental Health Kōkua to provide special meals for homeless adults with serious mental illness.

Humpback whale season in Hawai‘i is already underway, with sightings occurring regularly off Maui shores. This dynamic image was captured today by photographer, Ellen Riamo, about two miles west of Kīhei.

Of today’s 92 cases, there were 67 cases identified as confirmed, and +25 probable cases were added to the count.  The confirmed cases included: 31 on O‘ahu (+17 probable); 7 on Hawai‘i Island (+6 probable); 17 on Maui (+2 probable); and 12 on Kaua‘i.

American Savings Bank hosted a statewide Turkey Drive-Thru event for its 1,100 teammates across the state on Sunday, Nov. 21, as part of its annual Teammate Appreciation Month festivities.