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Honorees include: Vernon Patao – Class of 1988; Amos Lonokailua -Hewett- Class of 1989; Troy Keoni Orsono – Class of 2004; Randy Yamanuha – Retired Maui High School Principal; and Eugene Kennedy, Retired MHS teacher, registrar, coach.

There is no tsunami expected following a 4.2 (preliminary magnitude 4.0) earthquake reported at 7:41 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in the deep ocean south of Kahoʻolawe. It was adjusted several times following further evaluation from the USGS.

The mayor says his decision is expected to incentivize developers to build more units sooner by offering greater certainty to those seeking to build affordable rentals and attainable workforce housing.

Among the bills that the senate voted to override from the Governor’s veto list was House Bill 862, which authorizes the counties to establish a county transient accommodations tax at a rate not to exceed three per cent.

Kaua‘i Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami issued an amended emergency rule that will end the Resort Bubble program and move the County to Tier 5 on Thursday, July 8. That’s the same day that the state plans to ease travel and gathering guidelines as the vaccination rate nears 60%.

The series of disaster preparation webinars starts Wednesday, July 21 and continues each Wednesday at 2 p.m. until Aug. 11.

The confirmed cases included: 27 on O‘ahu (+1 probable); three on Maui; two on Hawai‘i Island; one on Kaua‘i; and five in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Maui police arrested 22 individuals for operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Police also conducted 16 intoxication checkpoints, screening a total of 1,546 vehicles during the three day effort that began on Friday, July 2, 2021.

Two House bills to promote gun safety and prohibit the possession of “ghost guns” were signed into law last week by Governor David Ige during a ceremony at the State Capitol.

A proposed 40 megawatt solar photovoltaic energy project with 160 MWh battery energy storage is proposed for development on Haleakalā Ranch land in the South Maui community of Kīhei.

The Hawaiʻi State Senate will convene today at 11:30 a.m. for a veto override session as they consider acting upon bills vetoed but Governor David Ige.

Approximately $6.1 million from this fund would aid in the acquisition of 3,019 acres adjacent to Haleakalā National Park.

West Maui residents and businesses are being asked to voluntarily conserve water while the Mahinahina Water Treatment Facility undergoes upgrades through Aug. 6, 2021.

The UHMC Culinary Arts Program’s next Back Door Bake Shop is Friday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program’s advanced baking students have prepared a wide variety of pastries, with all proceeds going back into the UHMC Culinary Arts Program.

There is no tsunami expected following a magnitude 5.2 (preliminary 5.0) earthquake reported at 1:44 p.m. HST on Monday, July 5, 2021 off the Hamakua Coast of Hawaiʻi Island.

The confirmed cases included: 36 on O‘ahu (-2 probable); five on Hawai‘i Island (+1 probable); 0 on Kaua‘i (+1 probable); one on Maui; and five in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (+1 probable).

A container fire at the Young Brothers Facility at Kahului Harbor on Maui caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to three containers, and $10,000 in damage to Hammerhead Metals material within.

The confirmed cases included: 31 on O‘ahu (+4 probable); four on Kaua‘i; seven on Hawai‘i Island (+1 probable); three on Maui (+2 probable); and 11 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (-1 probable).

Supporters say the three bills leverage existing state food purchases and programs to strengthen the local food production market and its resilience.

The speakers plan to address whether or not sunscreen pollution is a symptom of unsustainable tourism and coastal development, how we get visitors and residents to comply with the new sunscreen law and who is responsible for enforcing it.