Featured

The immunization registry is a statewide information system that stores and tracks patient immunization records for 25 diseases including vaccinations for polio, tetanus, measles, mumps and now COVID-19.

Of today’s 169 cases, there were 119 cases identified as confirmed, and +50 probable cases were added to the count.  The confirmed cases included: 66 on O‘ahu (+41 probable); 13 on Hawai‘i Island (+9 probable); 12 on Maui (-2 probable); eight on Kaua‘i (+2 probable); and 20 Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

In collaboration with State and County agencies, Senator Lynn DeCoite (District 7 – Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe) is working to provide the public with information and resources on who to contact regarding axis deer issues.  

Of today’s 135 cases, there were 137 cases identified as confirmed, and -2 probable cases were removed from the count.  The confirmed cases included: 62 on O‘ahu (-2 probable); 24 on Hawai‘i Island (-1 probable); 22 on Maui; 27 on Kaua‘i; and two Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (+1 probable).

The Maui Police Department is reminding visitors of safety while on vacation. A new PSA focuses on: proper placement of valuables; water safety; and Hāna Highway tips and reminders.

Hāna Highway at Milepost 43 will be closed to traffic from Dec. 3-6 for completion of work on Mahalawa Bridge by Goodfellow Brothers, LLC and the County of Maui’s Department of Public Works.

An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 30, for those interested in learning about management plans for state lands between Honolua Bay and Honokōhau Bay on Maui.  

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 14, with a 1.6% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is +8% from Nov. 11 to Nov. 24, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 8.6 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.

Currently sitting at No. 4 on the Challenger Series, Maui-born Imaikalani deVault needs one last result to secure his place within the Top 12 on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.

The 8th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival has been expanded and is now a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual shopping opportunities on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Applications are opening for 130 new positions designed to help both the environment and the economy as part of the Hawaiʻi response to the economic impacts of COVID-19.

$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.