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The two-year pilot project – which in Hawaiian means “complete change” – aims for Maui County to have clean energy and transportation, food security, clean and sufficient water for the future, protected ecosystems, waste reduction, sustainable tourism, green employment and a green economy.

More than 20 people participated in the Maui Memorial Bike Ride, held on Saturday, May 22, in honor of cyclists who have been hit, injured or killed on public roadways.

Kīlauea’s south flank has been the site of 40 earthquakes of magnitude-4.0 or greater during the past 20 years. Most are caused by abrupt motion of the volcano’s south flank, which moves to the southeast over the oceanic crust. The location, depth, and waveforms recorded as part of today’s earthquake are consistent with slip along the steep faults of the pali.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 48 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 48 confirmed cases, four cases that were identified as probable, and four cases that were removed from the probable count.

The University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system had a $3.6 billion impact on the state economy while supporting more than 22,500 jobs in fiscal year 2020, according to a May 2021 University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report “The Economic Impact of the University of Hawaiʻi System 2021 Update.”

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center has announced that Hawai‘i’s first-ever youth poet laureate designation has been presented to Lua Bowman, a junior at O‘ahu’s Punahou School.

In recognition of World Ocean Day, Pacific Whale Foundation offers events and programs throughout the month of June designed to inspire awareness of our blue planet and the ocean that directly or indirectly sustains all life.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 93 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 85 confirmed cases and eight cases that were identified as probable. The confirmed cases included: 65 on O‘ahu; 15 on Maui, one on Hawai‘i Island, and three in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state. The probable cases included: six on O‘ahu, two on O‘ahu and one in a Hawai‘i resident diagnosed while out of state.

The Wailea Community Association committed to a partnership with the UH Maui nursing program and is helping 41 graduates from the class of 2021 obtain their nursing licensure by funding the costs associated with taking the National Council Licensure Examination for each UHMC graduate.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 61 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 61 confirmed cases and 0 cases that were identified as probable. The confirmed cases included: 39 on O‘ahu; three each on Hawai‘i Island and Kaua‘i; one each on Maui and Moloka‘i; and 14 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center presents Rose River Memorial, an art installation in collaboration with Artist Marcos Lutyens and the Rose River Memorial project honoring the lives lost to COVID-19 in the State of Hawai‘i.

The Shops at Wailea has completed a center-wide renovation with upgrades to “restore a Hawaiian sense of place and timeless sophistication” to the shopping and dining destination.

Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino is proposing to acquire approximately 545 acres in the Wai‘ale area of Wailuku for a historic cultural preserve.

The County of Maui issued a reminder to trans-Pacific travelers to Maui, saying that although fully vaccinated travelers are exempt from Maui County’s post-arrival testing requirement, they are required to provide documentation as proof.

High winds and dangerous conditions in the Alenuihaha Channel may delay Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia’s departure from Lahaina until the weekend when crew, who are watching the weather closely, anticipate a possible window by Sunday. Until then, they have been training in the Pailolo Channel, between Maui and Molokaʻi.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 80 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 59 confirmed cases and 21 cases that were identified as probable. The confirmed cases included: 50 on O‘ahu, five on Maui, three on Hawai‘i Island, and one in a Hawai‘i resident diagnosed while out of state.

For the season as a whole, 2 to 5 tropical cyclones are predicted for the Central Pacific hurricane region. This number includes tropical depressions, named storms and hurricanes. A near-normal season has 4 or 5 tropical cyclones.

“Seeing these other events unfolding and other things that are happening on our island and our state, these kids should be allowed to compete. I understand entirely, keeping professional events at bay, those draw large crowds…but I don’t think these kids should be punished – for lack of better words – because of the size of these professional events, because their events don’t draw the same amount of crowds,” said Walsh.

The 98th Maui Fair is canceled again this year due to ongoing public health concerns related to the continued presence of COVID-19 in the community.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 73 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 58 confirmed cases and 15 cases that were identified as probable. The confirmed cases included: 41 on O‘ahu, seven on Hawai‘i, four on Maui, two on Moloka‘i, and four in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.