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Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is strongly urging residents to avoid gatherings of five or more people during the holidays, as COVID-19 positive case counts continue to surge across the country.

In a historic day for surfing, Tyler Wright of Australia won the Maui Pro presented by ROXY, the first women’s World Surf League Championship Tour competition to ever take place at the legendary Banzai Pipeline on Oʻahu’s North Shore. Meantime, Haleʻiwa native John John Florence of Hawaiʻi won the Billabong Pipe Masters.

The HVO reports an eruption has commenced within Kīlauea’s summit caldera, sending fountains of lava 164 feet high at the easternmost vent.

Kamehameha Schools’ annual Founder’s Day service turned into a virtual commemoration this year, marking Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s birthday on Saturday, Dec. 19.

There were 204 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 180 on O‘ahu, 11 on Maui and 13 on Hawaiʻi Island.

For the first time in Championship Tour history, women will compete at the world-famous Banzai Pipeline to complete the final rounds of the Maui Pro presented by ROXY. The Maui event was moved to Oʻahu after a fatal shark bite incident at Honolua Bay on Tuesday, Dec. 8 involving a recreational surfer.

There were 156 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including 116 on O‘ahu, 14 on Maui, 21 on Hawaiʻi Island, one on Kauaʻi and four in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. According to the latest mapping updates provided by the state Department of Health there were six cases in Lahaina, three in Wailuku, and two each in Makawao and Spreckelsville. 

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Friday filed a prohibited practice complaint with the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board, challenging the state’s imposition of furloughs, which affects more than 13,000 HSTA members starting Jan. 4.

The 21st Maui Film Festival went from under the stars to virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic with 74 films from 25 countries.

A former resident of Maui was arrested for alleged violation of rules and orders relating to travel quarantine.  

The County of Maui has canceled its Drive Through Christmas event fronting the Kalana O Maui Building in Wailuku for tonight, Friday, Dec. 18. The drive through event tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 19, will be expanded with a start time of 5 p.m., and will conclude at 8 p.m., weather permitting. 

“With the current drought conditions, we are all seeing why the management of the deer population is so integral to our island’s ecosystem and along with the health of our community,” said Rep. DeCoite.

There were 130 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 11 on Maui. According to the latest mapping updates provided by the state Department of Health there were six cases in Wailuku, three cases in Kīhei, two in Lahaina, and one case each in Kahului, Kula and Spreckelsville.  Since only 11 new infections were documented today, three of the cases would have been from outstanding previous reports.

Using new DNA barcoding technology, researchers at the University of Hawai‘i have determined a tiger shark caused fatal injuries to a 56-year-old Nāpili man, who was bitten at Maui’s Honolua Bay on Dec. 8. Separately, by measuring bite marks on the surfer’s board, they have determined the shark was approximately 14.3-feet-long. 

The alleged pistol used in an incident involving an accidental shooting in Waiehu last weekend, is believed to be a Maui Police Department gun, police said today.

“I am open to entertaining the notion of War Memorial Stadium hosting UH football games. It would be a great opportunity for our local college football fans to cheer the Rainbow Warrior football team here at home on Maui.

There were 142 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including seven on Maui. The new Maui infections include two each in Kīhei and Makawao, and one case each in Lahaina, Kahului and Kula. Lahaina has the most current infections in Maui County with 58 cases reported over the past two weeks.

The Department of Finance Lahaina Division of Motor Vehicles & Licensing office is closed for 10 days, beginning immediately today, after an employee reported testing positive for COVID-19.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino has issued a directive allowing restaurants to create and use outdoor dining areas to allow physical distancing for patrons and employees while retaining as many seats as possible.

The National Weather Service says a “wintry mix of rain, snow and freezing rain” are expected with total snow accumulations of up to two inches in the forecast.