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Three new businesses have opened at Azeka Shopping Center in Kīhei, Maui, including: Ekolu Kitchen1279, Studio 151 and O’Reilly’s Auto Parts.

Update: 9:59 a.m. 3.5.20. The Maui Police Department would like to thank the public for the assistance.  Both Autumn STONE and Santiago BARROS-STONE were located, in good health and are currently with Police.

“Uncle Les was a true Hawaiian civic leader,” Mayor Victorino said in a statement. “His passing is a great loss for our community. Joycelyn and I send our heartfelt sympathy to the Kuloloio ʻohana and everyone in our community who has been touched by Uncle Les’ deep spirituality and knowledge of Native Hawaiian culture.”

The Democratic Party of Hawai‘i Precinct, District, County, and State Conventions Delegate Elections take place tonight (March 4, 2020) at locations across the state. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meetings begin at 7 p.m.

 “In the past we were limited to testing people who were exposed in China or people who were exposed to an existing case.  That’s now been expanded dramatically and we do expect a lot more testing to occur as a result,” said Dr. Bruce Anderson.

Mariah Carey announced that her Hawaiʻi concert will be postponed from March 10, 2020 to Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 due to current global travel restrictions. With the new date, Mariah Carey and Rick Bartalini Presents will bring the All I Want for Christmas Is You & Hits show to Hawaiʻi for the first time ever.

Event organizers for the 13th Festival of the Pacific Arts & Culture or FESTPAC announced Monday that it will postpone the international event due to growing global concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak.

Alaska Airlines announced a $99 one-way fare sale taking place March 3 to March 5 for travel between Hawai‘i and California. The fare sale continues until 10 p.m. HST on March 5 and is good for travel between April 21, 2020 and May 20, 2020 for flights on Tues/Wed only on most of the airline’s HI-CA routes.

Eight visitors were airlifted to safety this evening after becoming stranded by rising waters at Makamakaʻole Gulch on Maui. Those rescued included three juveniles and one adult male from Oregon and a group of four (two men and two women) from Illinois.

Update: 3:49 p.m., March 2, 2020: Kahekili Highway is temporarily closed at Makaʻala Street due to water and debris on the roadway. Work is estimated to take approximately four hours. Motorists are asked to please avoid the area if possible.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation announced the closure of Kepaniwai Park due to flooding and unsafe conditions. Department of Public Works staff are clearing drainage areas along the roadway and taking other safety precautions. Public Works staff will continue cleanup efforts Tuesday morning, while DPR staff assess park conditions.

Pacific Media Group has acquired the Paradise Television Network in a transaction that took effect on March 1, 2020.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued for the Island of Maui by the state Department of Health, Clean Water Branch. The department says heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.

A total of 191 whale sightings were seen during the 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. time period, the most of any time period throughout the day’s count.  

$2.15 Million Improvement Project Starts Today: The complex’s parking lot has not undergone any major repair work since it opened alongside the stadium in 1969.

A Winter Storm Watch was issued for the summits on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi and Haleakalā on Maui for elevations above 9,000 feet from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon.

According to the State Department of Transportation, Kahului Airport plans to receive additional hand sanitizer stations. All airlines have also made extra efforts to sanitize their equipment and stations, and have ramped up cleaning of planes.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is now capable of in-state testing for COVID-19 and, on average, results can be ready within 24-48 hours of a sample being collected.

One direction at a time of Hāna Highway will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. between Monday evening, March 2 and Saturday morning, March 7. The night work will involve pavement milling and resurfacing of Hāna Highway between Kaʻahumanu Avenue and Dairy Road.

A fire that was first reported on Saturday, Feb. 22, has burned just under 9,000 acres on the island of Kahoʻolawe, according to an update from the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission.