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Oʻahu’s “Safe Access” program for restaurants begins today; and Maui’s “Safer Outside” rules including vaccination guidelines for restaurants, bars and gyms, goes into effect on Wednesday.

There were 461 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 311 on Oʻahu, 82 on Hawaiʻi Island, 32 on Maui, 27 on Kauaʻi, two on Molokaʻi, and seven out of state.

Habitat for Humanity Maui announced the receipt of funds from the Hawai’i Resilience Fund of the Hawai’i Community Foundation to help fund its building programs.

About a dozen members of Maui Economic Opportunity’s Youth Services program waved signs to help mark Suicide Prevention Week.

There were 735 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 57 on Maui and five on Molokaʻi.

Grammy and Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner, George Kahumoku Jr. of Maui took some time this weekend to share a Public Service Announcement on vaccinations after loosing a friend to COVID recently.

Just last month, Mayor Victorino visited the memorial in New York, and described the site as “gut wrenching.” He said, “It is today, 20 years later, that we look back and we see the eternal pool.”

While arrivals on Maui are close to pre-pandemic levels for now, room cancellations for current and upcoming trips are starting to add up.

There were 836 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including 80 on Maui, three on Lāna‘i, and two on Moloka‘i.

This action serves to honor and remember the 2,977 people lost in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and onboard United Flight 93.

John “Jack” Bickley, 52, was reported missing in the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Police say the man arrived on Maui from Arizona on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. His family reported the last contact with him was on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.

Grow Some Good will use the funds to increase the impact of their Farm to School Program and further develop their Community Food Systems Program.

Maui County real estate continued to be a sellerʻs market for August 2021, with 121 single family homes selling at a median sales price of $1,040,000, a 30.2% increase from a year ago but $5,000 less than last month, according to statistics from the REALTORS Association of Maui.

There were 747 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 100 on Maui and two on Maloka‘i. There were also eight new deaths reported today–one on Maui and seven on O‘ahu.

Governor David Ige signed an executive order that requires contractors and visitors at state facilities and on state property to provide their vaccination or testing status prior to entry. The Order takes effect on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

BREAKING: A Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircrew reportedly located Grenz waving his hands in the air while on deck of the 42-foot sailing vessel. He was last seen departing Nāwiliwili Harbor, Kauaʻi, towards Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu, on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

“[Healthcare workers] do need some time away from all of these trials and tribulations…The way our policies have been set across the state regarding visitation, these people have really become the consolers of our people who are very sick. We need to honor them…More than one-third of Maui hotels have already stepped up to the plate to provide some really needed rest for our frontline heroes.” – Maui Mayor Michael Victorino.

There were 429 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 63 on Maui.

Maui received an on-site Oxygen Generator last week and was able to install and test the unit successfully this week, according to Maui Health.

State officials unveiled the new Hawaiʻi SMART Health Card, which launches on Sept. 10, 2021. The voluntary program enables individuals who received their COVID-19 vaccinations in Hawaiʻi to create a state-issued digital card that may be used to confirm their vaccination status to businesses and venues that require it.