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A man accused of hurling a metal pole at an officer, setting off a struggle with police, was arrested early Sunday morning at his campsite along South Kīhei Road.

Maui Memorial Medical Center continues to experience an increase in COVID-19 positive admissions. Today, the Maui hospital is caring for 39 COVID-19 positive patients with seven in intensive care and four on a ventilator. Of these 39 patients, 51% are 59 years of age and younger.

US Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the evolving conditions in Afghanistan calling the situation a “humanitarian crisis.”

After two years of investigating the cause of death of a Fraser’s dolphin that was stranded on Maui in 2018, researchers discovered a novel strain of morbillivirus, a marine mammal disease responsible for deadly outbreaks among dolphins and whales worldwide.

A Lahaina man is in police custody after he allegedly attempted to sexually assault a woman and stabbed her in a bathroom in West Maui.

Currently, the Marine Institute is providing life-saving medical care to nine sea turtle patients, all of which sustained injuries from interactions with fishing gear.

Of today’s 539 cases, there were 529 cases identified as confirmed, and 10 probable cases were added to the count. The confirmed cases included: 368 on O‘ahu (+8 probable); 81 on Hawai‘i Island (-1 probable); 49 on Maui; 14 on Kaua‘i; Molokaʻi (+3 probable); and 17 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Drive through COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinics are available at multiple locations on Maui.

Police responded to Stable Road in Sprecklesville regarding the discovery of human remains at around 9:45 a.m. on Saturday.

There were 845 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday. The latest data represents an average of 671 cases per day for the state over the past seven days.

The commission on Wednesday voted to seek a waiver from the mayor in the form of a letter, outlining the commission’s concern that they would like to pursue their desire to conduct the interviews and the written exam in-person.

There were 791 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including: 542 on O‘ahu (+2 probable); 129 on Hawai‘i Island (+5 probable); 59 on Maui (+6 probable); 13 on Kaua‘i (+2 probable); five Molokaʻi (+1 probable); and 22 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (+5 probable).

Speaker Saiki Urges Gov. Ige to Implement a Hawai‘i Health Pass Requirement to show proof of vaccination to enter places like restaurants, gyms and stores.

For the second time this week, hundreds of people gathered for a demonstration in Wailuku advocating for medical freedoms amid vaccination mandates.

The Maui hospital in collaboration with the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi, will be welcoming several rapid response nurses and respiratory therapists to assist in caring for COVID-19 patients.

Schools and complex areas across the state reported a total of 325 confirmed cases between Aug. 7 and 13, including 39 cases in Maui County.

A male pedestrian who was working in the middle of a lane on Kanaloa Avenue in Wailuku, was struck by an oncoming vehicle and sustained critical life-threatening injuries this morning.

“When we have hospitals that are really worried about being able to take care of people, that is a crisis. When we see this exponential growth in the amount of people that are getting infected with COVID everyday–2,000 people in the past three days–that is a crisis. And at the point at which we overwhelm our resources, that’s a disaster, and that’s where we’re heading, and we’re trying really hard not to get there and that’s why we’re trying to work with the hospitals.”

All Hawai‘i State Department of Education employees will be required to be tested weekly for COVID-19 begining Aug. 23 to comply with Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation and to help ensure a safe environment for students and staff, the Department announced today.

There were *1,167 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 109 on Maui and six on Moloka’i.