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A high-resolution, real-time wave run-up forecast tool, able to predict coastal flooding up to six days in advance, has been developed for the West Maui shoreline, the University of Hawaiʻi reports.

Improvements to the Hāna Boat Ramp and wharf will result in construction and closures that may impact boaters beginning the last week of June.

“We see no detectable changes in activity at the summits or along the rift zones of Lōʻihi, Kīlauea, or Mauna Loa as a result of this earthquake. Aftershocks are possible and could be felt.”

The Maui Police Department arrested 10 individuals for impaired driving during enforcement campaigns conducted during the 2021 Graduation and Memorial Day weekend.

The confirmed cases included: 13 on O‘ahu; seven on Maui (+2 probable); one on Kaua‘i; and four cases in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

United Airlines launches its new nonstop flight from Kahului Airport (OGG) to New York/Newark (EWR) on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

Maui’s post-arrival rapid testing program at Kahului Airport will end on Friday, June 4. Follow-up testing revealed that just five travelers were confirmed as positive–including three visitors and two returning residents. To date, the program cost between $2.5 and $2.7 million.

Hāpuna Beach State Park was awarded the number one spot for the best beaches in America.

The confirmed cases included: 24 on O‘ahu (+6 probable); 19 on Hawai‘i Island; two on Maui (+1 probable); three on Kaua‘i; and two cases in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (-1 probable).

A memorial fund has been established for Kahiau Kamuliwai Hill who was tragically killed in a weekend car crash in Waiehu.

Three new low cost, low energy, pilot green infrastructure systems that will be constructed in Kīhei this summer to purify water coming out of the Kīhei Wastewater Reclamation Facility will be the topic of a free Zoom presentation by Paul Sturm, Executive Director of Ridge to Reefs, on Wednesday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m.

KJKS FM – 99.9 KISS FM on Maui welcomes Brandee as the station’s new morning show co-host. She joins longtime on-air personality Ed Kanoi, during the morning drive, weekdays from 6-10 a.m.

The confirmed cases included: 20 on O‘ahu; seven on Maui (-1 probable); one on Kaua‘i; and two cases in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (+1 probable).

The month of June 2021 has been proclaimed “Willie K Month” in the County of Maui. Maui Mayor Michael Victorino issued the proclamation on Friday, May 28, 2021 during a press briefing, recognizing the legendary musician.

With the start of hurricane season on June 1 in the Central Pacific, the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi is calling attention to the need for most federal investments in hurricane preparedness and resiliency. These investments are critically important considering the National Weather Service’s recent announcement that they expect two to five storms in the Central Pacific during the 2021 hurricane season.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 122 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday, with a spike in cases on Hawaii Island due to an outbreak at the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center in Hilo.

A deadly crash early this morning in Waiehu claimed the life of a Maui teen. Maui police say it appears that speed, alcohol and lack of seatbelts were all factors in the crash.

The students will launch their 15-foot rocket called Kuamoʻo (Milky Way) in the competition’s 30,000-foot category, a cruising altitude for some commercial airplanes.

Once a year, with spring tides and the full moon, corals spawn and send millions of tiny gametes into the water column; however, aquatic biologists say the annual cycle can be broken.

The brush fire was first reported at 1:19 p.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2021, in an undeveloped lot between Keala Place and Auhana Road. It burned 2.5 acres of brush before being brought under control.