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Among the 1 million trees are a variety of citrus plants, including limes, lemons, tangelos, mandarins and grapefruit. There is also coffee, avocado, papaya, ‘ulu and several types of windbreak plants like panax, hau and milo. Milo was historically used in Hawai‘i as a drought and salt-tolerant windbreak plant. 

The median price of a single family home on Maui in October was $932,500, up +7.5% from the same time last year. The median price for a condominium home was $672,500, up +13.2% over the same period.

There were 79 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Tuesday. The latest data represents a total of 1,526 “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 6.7 per 100,000 today.

The Maui Cookie Lady is included in Forbes Holiday Gift Guide 2021: The Best Globally-Inspired Gifts For The Jet-Set Foodie. 

Maui Nui’s individual fundraising efforts resulted in a total of $1,203,000 being raised. These funds will be distributed to more than 200 nonprofits around the state with all funds raised in Maui County being distributed specifically to Maui County nonprofits.

Baldwin Avenue is closed in both directions between Mahi Kō Street and Anohou Street due to a pedestrian being found in the roadway.

On Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at about 4:27 p.m., police responded to ʻĪao Valley State Park regarding the discovery of a deceased male. The man has been positively identified as Dominic Massey, 28, of Wailuku.

Gov. Ige outlined what Hawaiʻi has done so far, and initiatives he hopes to implement in the future to combat climate change. They include preparing for electric planes for inter-island flights, requiring state employees to rent electric vehicles when on business trips and planting 100 million trees across the state by 2030.

There were 94 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Monday. The latest data represents a total of 1,507 “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 6.5 per 100,000 today.

The new partnership, launched today at travel2change.org/alaskaair, will make it easier for travelers to find and participate in authentic educational and cultural experiences during their Hawaiʻi visit.

South Maui’s first County Council District Office, located at the Maui Research and Technology Park, is now open to the public.

Goodfellow Brothers, LLC and the County of Maui’s Department of Public Works notify the public that during the pre-dawn hours of Tue., Nov, 9, a lowboy truck carrying an oversized load, with leading and trailing escort vehicles, will leave Waikapū bound for Kēōkea Park. 

A 27-year-old woman from Kauaʻi was spearfishing this morning when she reportedly was bit on her leg by a shark about 100 yards offshore of Lahaina on Maui, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

There were 134 additional COVID-19 cases (120 confirmed and 14 probable) in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 11 on Maui. There were 12 new reported deaths statewide.

Todayʻs COVID-19 update: There were 97 additional COVID-19 cases (76 confirmed and 21 probable) in Hawai‘i on Saturday, bringing the state total to 84,911 and Maui Countyʻs total to 10,003 since reporting began Feb. 28, 2020.

Emergency crews are responding to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on the Hāna Highway at Kamehameha Avenue in Kahului.

To date, MPD has made 4,849 speed-related contacts which include citations and written warnings, compared to 3,447 this same time last year. This represents a 40% increase in speeding alone in Maui County. 

There were 124 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 11 on Maui and one on Moloka‘i. There were also 12 new deaths reported today, including nine on Oʻahu, two on Hawai‘i Island and one on Kaua‘i.

Executives at Maui Health provided updates on the hospital’s vaccine mandate, the status of vaccine availability for kids, and hospital operations. The information was shared during the hospital’s last community Town Hall event of the year, held on Thursday.

The US Labor Department issued its rule yesterday, requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for companies with 100 or more employees. Those who work for one of these companies will either need to get vaccinated or test at least weekly when the rule takes effect on Jan. 4, 2022.