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A 72 year old Kīhei man suffered fatal injuries in a moped crash reported Thursday night on the Piʻilani Highway in South Maui.

Unfortunately, most sea turtles struck by boats do not survive. This year only one turtle was sent to the Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute for Rehabilitation before being released back to the ocean to live another day.

In preparation for the first shipment, an ultra-cold freezer unit was purchased and installed to receive vaccine allotment for Maui.  The freezer can hold up to 200,000 doses of vaccine and will be available to help other health care organizations who need access to ultra-cold storage.  The unit can maintain a temperature of -80 and has a real-time monitoring system to ensure safety.

A Wailuku girl is one of 34 kids whose drawings are featured in “The Ickabog” by J.K. Rowling.  The fairy tale book is Rowling’s first children’s book in 13 years, since the last Harry Potter book was published in 2007.

A Kahului man was arrested for second degree attempted murder and a contempt of court warrant following a van fire in Kīhei in which a female victim escaped injury, police said.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Maui Trustee, Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey, was appointed chair of the OHA Board of Trustees today.  The vote was taken during the first OHA board meeting since the November elections.

An estimated 81,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine are headed to Hawai‘i’, with the first shipment of 4,875 doses of the newly FDA endorsed Pfizer vaccine to possibly arrive as early as next week, according to Governor David Ige.

Maui police have identified the man who suffered fatal injuries from an apparent shark bite at Honolua Bay on Tuesday as Robin Warren, 56, of Nāpili.

There were 123 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 79 on O‘ahu, 11 on Maui, 24 on Hawaiʻi Island, two on Kauaʻi and seven in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi had no new cases today, however, the state Department of Health confirmed the first case in Kalawao County in the Kalaupapa Settlement area of Molokaʻi.

Governor David Ige has approved Maui County’s request to close bars and bar areas within restaurants for two weeks from Dec. 12 to 26, 2020.

The remaining heats for the Maui Pro professional women’s surfing event presented by ROXY will not take place at Honolua Bay on Maui, organizers announced. The competition was suspended on Tuesday following after an apparent shark bite incident in which a recreational surfer was bitten.  The victim died on Wednesday evening.

Maui Health will be conducting a table-top exercise today to practice and isolate any issues in the transport and storage of the COVID-19 vaccine, when it arrives in Maui County.  

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is reporting the first positive case of COVID-19 in an adult resident of Kalaupapa Settlement in Kalawao County on the island of Moloka‘i.

An adult male surfer who was bitten in an apparent shark encounter Tuesday morning at Honolua Bay, has since succumbed to his injuries early Wednesday evening, Maui Now has confirmed.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino is seeking approval from Gov. David Ige to temporarily close bars and bar areas within restaurants for two weeks, or until Dec. 26, 2020, to stem the recent double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases.

Governor David Ige announced today that state employees will be furloughed two days a month starting Jan. 1 of 2021, to balance the state budget. The state is projecting a $1.4 billion budget shortfall in the general fund for each of the next four years.

Matthew Tittor, 42, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at around 6:54 p.m. at the Kahului Airport.

There were 80 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 45 on O‘ahu, 15 on Maui, 12 on Hawaiʻi Island, one on Kauaʻi and seven in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi had no new cases today.

As Pukalani Superette celebrates its 65th anniversary this month, the business is passing the torch to a new generation of leadership.  

Ampaire, a global leader in electric aviation, is the first to complete a demonstration flight of a hybrid-electric aircraft along an actual airline route. The company flew its Electric EEL aircraft on Nov. 22 on a 20-minute flight from Maui’s Kahului Airport across the island to Hāna and back on a single charge.