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The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency has taken steps to secure a consistent supply of liquid oxygen (O2) from the mainland to the state of Hawaiʻi in order to meet the increased demands brought upon by the recent COVID-19 case count surge.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino said a modified health pass will be implemented at Maui County restaurants beginning on Sept. 15, that is similar to, but less restrictive than the Safe Access O‘ahu program that begins in just 10 days.

A brush fire in Kīhei is now contained at 1.5 acres. Mop-up operations were already underway at around 3:30 p.m.

Two people were hospitalized after a motor vehicle accident in Wailuku on Thursday afternoon in which an SUV crashed into a building, striking two employees of a car wash business.

There were 865 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 137 on Maui. There were also seven deaths, including one on Maui.

The Coast Guard on Maui rescued two kayakers in distress a half mile off Māʻalaea Harbor, Thursday.

Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, Inc., a shelter for homeless individuals on Maui, extended appreciation and gratitude to Amazon Founder and Executive Chair Jeff Bezos for his recent personal donation. It’s the latest in a growing list of Maui nonprofits identified as recipients of “personal donations” from the e-commerce executive. Monetary donations […]

Habitat for Humanity Maui is the latest nonprofit on Maui to receive a “generous personal donation” from Amazon Founder and Executive Chair Jeff Bezos.

The Maui Police Department will step up impaired driving enforcement over the Labor Day holiday–starting Friday, Sept. 3, and continuing through the weekend.  

There were *1,068 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 128 on Maui.

Funds will also help replace a deficit of funding from a federal grant that was not renewed this year. Mālama serves approximately 90 women and 50 youth annually, with at least 85% identifying as unsheltered.

Amazon founder and Executive Chair, Jeff Bezos has made two more personal donations to nonprofits on Maui, bringing the growing list of philanthropy on Maui for the e-commerce executive to four.  Today’s announcements include monetary donations of unspecified amounts to the Hawaiʻi Land Trust and the Mālama Family Recovery Center.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton of Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings speaks with Maui Now’s News Director, Wendy Osher as the movie hits theaters on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021.

Today the County of Maui and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources announced plans for a comprehensive clean-up of public lands surrounding the Kanahā Pond Wildlife Sanctuary and Wailuku-Kahului Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Hawai‘i-based fashion designer Micah Kamohoali‘i is preparing to debut his fashion brand, Dezigns by Kamohoali‘i, at New York Fashion Week.

There were 455 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 51 on Maui, 3 on Moloka‘i and 1 on Lāna‘i. There were also 13 COVID-19 deaths reported today.\

A police investigation revealed that one of the 15-year-olds was in possession of a modified handgun that discharges blank rounds and narcotics. Further investigation revealed the presence of a second modified gun that was left at the scene, which investigators were able to recover.

The Maui Farm announced it recently received a generous gift from Amazon founder and Executive Chair Jeff Bezos.  The amount was not disclosed. This is the second such gift announced recently by a Maui nonprofit from the e-commerce executive.

Maui County had 467 new cases from Monday through Friday of last week alone.  Maui Health administrators say research has shown that about 10% of positive cases will likely need hospitalization within 10-14 days of virus onset.  That could translate to 46 additional hospitalizations within the next two weeks. 

There were 553 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Tuesday. Statewide, there are 432 people hospitalized with COVID-19 today.