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Sept. 2, 2021 COVID-19 Update: *1,068 New Cases in Hawai‘i (Includes Backlog), 4 Deaths
There were *1,068 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 128 on Maui.
Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos’ Gift Makes Big Impact at Mālama Family Recovery Center
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.
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Hawai‘i Land Trust Receives Donation from Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos
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.
From Maui to Marvel: Shang-Chi Director, Destin Daniel Cretton – Interview
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.
Amala Place Clean-Up to Begin This Month
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 Fashion Designer Set For New York Fashion Week Debut
Hawai‘i-based fashion designer Micah Kamohoali‘i is preparing to debut his fashion brand, Dezigns by Kamohoali‘i, at New York Fashion Week.
Sept. 1, 2021 COVID-19 Update: *455 New Cases in Hawai‘i (Partial Count), 13 Deaths
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.\
Three Teens Arrested After Gunshots Heard From Overgrown Grass at Maui Lani
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.
Amazon Founder Donates to The Maui Farm
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 Hospital Prepares Now to Mitigate Oxygen Needs, Potential Rise in COVID Care
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.
Aug. 31, 2021 COVID-19 Update: 553 New Cases in Hawai‘i
There were 553 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Tuesday. Statewide, there are 432 people hospitalized with COVID-19 today.
Kōkua Hāna Donation Drive Held in Support of COVID Response in East Maui
An uptick in COVID-19 cases and the number of quarantined households created an urgent need for personal protection items and household items for East Maui residents who face limited availability of goods in the remote East Maui community.
Honolulu Mayor Announces Safe Access O‘ahu Program to Enter Establishments
The Safe Access O‘ahu program requires restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters, museums, arcades and other similar establishments, to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to operate. Customers will also have to provide proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to enter the business.
Maui Ordinance to Prevent Underage Drinking Goes Into Effect Sept. 1
A new Social Host Liability Ordinance, which passed out of the county council in February, takes effect on Maui on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.
Aug. 30, 2021 COVID-19 Update: 720 New Cases in Hawai‘i
There were 720 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 73 on Maui. This is the 10th consecutive Monday that case counts have increased.
Surfrider Project Aims to Reduce Plastic Pollution, Protect Hawaiian Monk Seals
The North Pacific Hagfish Trap Project aims to reduce the number of hagfish traps washing up on the coastlines of Hawai‘i and thus protect critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
Kaiser Permanente Postponing Elective Procedures and Surgeries on Maui Beginning Today
*Note: Kaiser Permanente is postponing elective procedures and surgeries on Maui. This is specifically for Kaiser and does not impact the Maui Memorial Medical Center or Maui Health.
Aug. 29, 2021 COVID-19 Update: *1,678 New Cases in Hawai‘i (Includes Backlog), 2 Deaths
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reports the state has surpassed 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 14-days and a record high one-day case count today. 10,817 cases were documented in the last 14 days, including 1,678 today.
Enforcement Officers say Large Party at Kaiwi was “Outrageous and Irresponsible”
Four people were cited and as many as 300-400 others were cleared from Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline by officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department officers late Saturday afternoon.
VIDEO: Supporters Back Maui District Health Officer With Sign Waving Demonstration
A group of about 40 people showed up for a sign waving demonstration in support of Dr. Lorrin Pang, Maui’s District Heath Officer. The two hour event was staged along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului on Saturday, fronting the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College where Dr. Pang had orchestrated the island’s first mass vaccination clinics of the COVID-19 pandemic on island.
