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If found, the birds will be flown by helicopter to Maui’s Bird Conservation Center. Biologists monitoring the birds at Halehaha say the population at the site dropped from 70 birds in 2015 to just four or possibly five in 2021.

There are 126 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 18 on Maui. Statewide, there are 39 people hospitalized with COVID-19 including five on Maui. Two of the COVID patients on Maui are in the ICU.

The Big Island Summits are under a Winter Storm Watch from Friday evening through late Saturday night with heavy snow possible, according to the National Weather Service.

Through generous gifts from major donors, like Jeff Bezos, Grow Some Good is able to provide direct support through this scholarship fund. For the fiscal year 2021-2022, the nonprofit will award two scholarships of $1,000 each to local high school seniors pursuing relevant college programs.

The festive holiday-themed event will feature carolers, guest appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus, Celtic pipes, hula, and the holiday lighting of a centuries-old Monkey Pod tree. Registration is required.

The Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park will remain open this weekend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Maui Department of Public Works road closure along Hāna Highway has been postponed. 

At 5:13 p.m. HST, radar indicated heavy rain over the West Maui Mountains. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Some locations that will experience flooding include: Kahului, Waiheʻe, Kahakuloa, Waiehu, Wailuku and Waikapū.

As of Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, Sabrina Sylvia was located and found to be in good health. The Maui Police Department extended thanks to the public for their assistance.

A follow-up inspection is scheduled for Dec. 2, 2021 to determine the status of the clean-up efforts before being allowed to reopen to the public.

Of today’s 108 cases, there were 79 cases identified as confirmed, and +29 probable cases were added to the count.  The confirmed cases included: 33 on O‘ahu (+18 probable); three on Hawai‘i Island; 17 on Maui (+8 probable); nine on Kaua‘i; and 17 Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (+3 probable).

A new report from the non-partisan think tank, Third Way, has found that key provisions of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act will produce $10,900 in tax cuts and savings for a typical two-parent family of four in Hawaiʻi and $17,200 in tax cuts and savings for a single mother with two kids in Hawaiʻi.

Approximately 10 gallons of gasoline leaked from a hole in the fuel tank of a vehicle at the Grand Wailea parking structure on Tuesday morning, resulting in Hazmat response from the Maui Fire Department.

Each of Maui Health’s 1,500-plus employees was gifted a turkey as a small token of appreciation this month and many employees opted to pay it forward–deciding instead to donate their turkeys.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced today that Maui County will allow restaurants and bars to return to full, 100% capacity without physical distancing requirements as of Wed. Dec. 1, 2021.

“Effective immediately, all adults age 18 and older who completed their primary mRNA vaccinations of Pfizer or Moderna at least six months ago should receive a single COVID-19 booster dose,” the DOH advised today.

The three tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific in 2021 were below the average of 4 to 5 tropical cyclones that develop or move across the central Pacific basin each year.

Of today’s 79 cases, there were 66 cases identified as confirmed, and +13 probable cases were added to the count.  The confirmed cases included: 23 on O‘ahu (+13 probable); two on Hawai‘i Island; 12 on Maui (-1 probable); 25 on Kaua‘i (+1 probable); and four Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

The Hawai‘i Convention Center will fully reopen its Exhibit Halls for meetings and events in January 2022. Throughout the pandemic, the Center provided space for unemployment claims processing, COVID-19 contact tracing, and vote counting during elections.

We have not seen the Omicron variant here in Hawaiʻi as of this morning, but we are closely monitoring the situation and will identify the variant as early as possible should it show up here.”

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 15, with a 1.8% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is +3% from Nov. 14 to Nov. 27, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 8.8 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.