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US Congressman Ed Case (D-HI/First District) and Kai Kahele today joined colleagues in the United States House of Representatives in taking their oath of office to serve in the 117th Congress (2021-2023).

Drone operator Thano Genos captured footage of a shark 1500-1800 feet offshore from the beach at Lava Lava Beach Club in Waikōloa on Hawaiʻi Island, about an hour after Saturday’s apparent shark bite incident.

There were 149 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 88 on O‘ahu, 30 on Maui, two each on Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi and 27 in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

The Harbor Lights condominium complex in Kahului will undergo professional sanitation this evening (on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021) in response to a COVID-19 cluster that was first reported on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020.

Maui Council leadership remains unchanged as members voted on Saturday to keep the council chair, vice chair and presiding officer pro tempore in place for the new 2021-2023 term.

Kahului now has the most current infections on Maui with 69 cases reported over the past two weeks. Lahaina has had 60 cases over the same period.

A woman, reported to be in her 70’s, was taken to the hospital this morning after what appears to be a shark bite incident reported at around 8 a.m. in Waikōloa on Hawaiʻi Island.

One involved a 12 year old boy in Pukalani who sustained serious injuries to his hand; and another involved a 25 year old man in Kahului who sustained serious injuries to his groin.

Frustrations Surface Over Maui Restaurant and Bar Rules, and Interpretation for EnforcementFrustrations Surface Over Maui Restaurant and Bar Rules, and Interpretation for Enforcement

Thirty-plus COVID-19 cases have been identified at the Harbor Lights condominium complex in Kahului on Maui, according to an update provided Thursday afternoon by Maui Mayor Michael Victorino.

The Hawai‘i State Laboratories Division began its molecular surveillance in June and to date has performed genome sequencing on nearly 700 samples of viral RNA.

A Haʻikū man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash on New Year’s Eve on Maui.

Aina Townsend, 22, of Wailuku, drove off in his very first fully-paid-for vehicle on New Year’s Eve. The man who works as a security guard at a local grocery store didn’t know that doing what he felt was right would land him in such a lucky position.

As 2020 comes to an end — hallelujah! — Maui Now takes a look back at the year like no other, when masks became fashion items, Old Lahaina became a ghost town and Maui lost an icon, Willie K.

There were 188 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 135 on O‘ahu, 26 on Maui, 14 on Hawaiʻi Island and 13 in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

The lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu crater continued to enlarge slowly in the past few days to 82 acres in size.

COVID-19 testing at the Harbor Lights condominium complex in Kahului is currently underway as state and county crews, in coordination with Minit Med work to determine the extent of a cluster reported there earlier this week.

Currently, Maui County has sustained 10 traffic fatalities this year. Four of these fatalities or 40 percent involved someone impaired by alcohol or drugs.

The public is reminded that fireworks can only be legally set off from 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day.

New Emergency Rules for Maui County are proposed to take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2021.