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Officers with the Maui Police Department crime reduction unit and special response tactical team joined a Wailuku patrol officer in executing search warrants on a 41-year-old male resident at around 7 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2021.

A lucky guest from Hawai’i tested her luck at Boyd Gaming’s Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 16, and won a million-dollar jackpot on an IGT’s Wheel of Fortune® slots — the first major jackpot to hit at Main Street since it reopened on Sept. 8.

A creative 18-year-old Kīhei girl recovering from treatment from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma saw her wish come true on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 in Mākena, Maui.

There were 142 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Wednesday. The latest data represents a total of 1,339 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. Maui County’s seven day average of cases peaked at 57.6 per 100,000 on Aug. 25, and has been on a steady decline since the beginning of September, dropping to 7.3 per 100,000 today.

Family Life Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization serving the homeless population on the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi and on Kauaʻi, has been selected to receive a $2.5 million grant from the Bezos Day One Families Fund—the largest grant in Family Life Center’s history.

US Senator Brian Schatz worked with the DOT to secure the federal funds. He said the money will be used to realign 4.5 miles of the highway from Ukumehame to Launiupoko. This realignment will connect to the previously constructed Lahaina Bypass, addressing the second priority location on the statewide report for coastal highway protection.

The Nissei Veterans Memorial Center in Wailuku hosted a viewing event Tuesday afternoon for a handful of veterans and dignitaries, honoring the arrival of the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) as it visited Maui prior to taking up residence on Oʻahu.

There were 63 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Tuesday. The latest data represents a total of 1,375 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. Maui County’s seven day average of cases peaked at 57.6 per 100,000 on Aug. 25, and has been on a steady decline since the beginning of September, dropping to 7.7 per 100,000 today.

Maui Memorial Medical Center recently celebrated its newly renovated cafeteria, now named Café Laulima, with employees and providers.

President Joe Biden signed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. The sweeping law includes at least $2.8 billion for Hawai‘i to repair roads and bridges and make them more resilient to climate change, improve public transportation options for residents, and strengthen high-speed internet access in Native Hawaiian communities and across Hawai‘i.

There were 95 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Monday. The latest data represents a total of 1,366 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. Maui County’s seven day average of cases peaked at 57.6 per 100,000 on Aug. 25, and has been on a steady decline since the beginning of September, dropping to 7.8 per 100,000 today.

Oprah Winfrey is back again at shopping for Maui real estate, as the billionaire media mogul has recently purchased a three-acre property in Kula on Maui that’s adjacent to the other properties she owns on the Valley Isle, according to public records.

The Maui Police Department issued 554 citations last week during the Operation Speed Jam enforcement effort. The campaign, which began on Nov. 8, 2021, netted 354 citations for speeding, 10 excessive speeding violations, and 76 citations for speeding in a school zone.

The world’s best big wave surfers are back on call as the holding period for the World Surf League (WSL) 2021/2022 Big Wave season officially opened today.

Students with the University of Hawaiʻi Culinary Arts program will be busy baking 200 pies, available for the public to order for Thanksgiving.

There were 81 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday. The latest data represents a total of 1,343 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. Maui County’s seven day average of cases peaked at 57.6 per 100,000 on Aug. 25, and has been on a steady decline since the beginning of September, dropping to 7.3 per 100,000 today.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi, in effect until late tonight.

Biologists monitoring the area found that the population of more than 70 birds recorded in 2015 had declined to just five in 2021.  

Maui Arts & Cultural Center announces the opening of Schaefer Portrait Challenge from Jan. 11 to March 19, 2022 in Schaefer International Gallery. Originally scheduled for Jan 2021, this juried statewide exhibition was postponed for a year due to COVID-19.

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 12, with a 1.5% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is -18% from Oct. 28 to Nov. 10, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 7.4 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.