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There were 46 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 13 on Maui.

Lava activity at Kīlauea remains confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater with lava erupting from a vent on the northwest side of the crater, according to a new update issued by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Only one individual of the new species, named Cyanea heluensis, is currently known from a remote location in West Maui.

There were 95 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including 72 on O‘ahu, 18 on Maui, 3 on Hawaiʻi Island, 1 on Kauaʻi, and 1 Hawaiʻi resident diagnosed out of the state.

Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire in Olowalu that has caused police to temporarily close Honoapiʻilani Highway in that area.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory with gusts at more than 50 mph that is in effect until 6 am Sunday for much of Hawaiʻi.

There were 120 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 84 on O‘ahu, 20 on Maui, 3 each on Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, and 10 Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed out of the state.

Early Saturday morning, the west vent of Kīlauea Volcano on the Big Island reactivated with lava flow while the north vent quieted and started to drain the Halemaʻumaʻu crater lake.

Kula artist Curtis Wilson Cost and his daughter and fellow artist Julia Allisson Cost turned an old golf cart into a red sleigh to deliver presents to children as Santa and his elf.

There were 120 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 95 on O‘ahu, 17 on Maui and 8 on Hawaiʻi.

A Maui man suffered fatal injuries in a head-on collision on the Haleakalā Highway on Christmas Eve.

The spirit of giving came to life at Maui’s Pukalani Superette when a “Secret Santa” stopped by the local grocery store on Christmas Eve and made an anonymous $1,000 donation to pay for customers as they check out.

Police say the 29-year-old woman from San Jose, was operating a 2020 Genuine moped, and was traveling northeast on the Honoapiʻilani Highway within a marked bicycle lane when the accident occurred.

Today the Hawaiʻi Department of Health confirmed 33 COVID-19 infections for Maui County, but 13 cases were previously investigated and contacts were notified over the past few weeks.

There were 129 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 79 on O‘ahu, 33 on Maui, 13 on Hawaiʻi Island, one on Kauaʻi and three in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

Fireworks can only be legally set off from 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day. The import, transfer, sale, or use of aerial fireworks without a permit is a Class C Felony.

There were 107 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 69 on O‘ahu, 15 on Maui, 13 on Hawaiʻi Island, and 10 in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

A drive up COVID-19 vaccination clinic was held for first responders at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College in Kahului on Wednesday for fire, police and front line medical workers.

Respiratory Therapist Will Ambat was the first person to get vaccinated in Maui County today. He eagerly volunteered to get the vaccine on this first day to protect himself and his family.

Based on the promise of federal aid, the governor made the decision to delay the implementation of the furloughs, which was set to begin on Jan. 1, 2021. However, he added that because it’s a fluid situation, there is no timeline of when the furloughs will begin.