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There were 95 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 76 on O‘ahu, eight on Hawai‘i Island, seven on Maui, two on Kaua‘i and two in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. The Maui cases included: three new cases in Kīhei, two in Wailuku and one each in Kahului and Kula.  One case was removed from Lahaina in the latest mapping updates provided by the state Department of Health.  

A Hawaiian musician is asking for kindness following comments made by radio hosts on Oʻahu in jest about her struggle with childhood hunger, during a Hawaiʻi Foodbank telethon on Friday.

“This additional time provides DOH and its partners a more sustainable data timeline and allows for greater accuracy in reporting COVID-19 statistics. It also makes Hawai‘i’s data timeline more consistent with the timeline of other states, counties, and municipalities across the country,” according to an update provided by the DOH.

The 2020 member award winners are: Alex Franco, retired president of Maui Cattle Company, “Member of the Year” recipient; Woody and Carmen Goble of Goble’s Flower Farm,  “Farm Family of the Year” recipient; Nelson Okumura of VIP Food Service and Island Grocery, “Friend of Agriculture” recipient; and David Chun of Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s office, “Mike Lyons Award” recipient.

More than 82,600 pounds of marine debris and trash were removed during a 16-day cleanup project at Lalo (French Frigate Shoals) within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Mayor Michael Victorino announced that a food distribution event will be held on Nov. 20, 2020, for Molokaʻi residents in need. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Mitchell Pauʻole Community Center in Kaunakakai.

The State of Hawai‘i has added new trusted partners for its domestic transpacific and inter-county pre-travel testing programs. The state will accept COVID-19 test results from the new partners starting Nov. 17.

There were 108 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 90 on O‘ahu, 12 on Hawai‘i Island, one on Maui, three on Kaua‘i and two in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Lānaʻi and Moloka‘i had no new cases on Friday.

There were 110 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 92 on O‘ahu, eight on Hawai‘i Island, one on Maui, two on Kaua‘i and seven in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Lānaʻi and Moloka‘i had no new cases on Friday.

The resort footage will be edited into a series of travel stories released on Facebook through the New Year in an effort to re-introduce Maui’s first master-planned resort to the world.

Maui Police issued 264 citations for face mask violations over a two week period between Oct. 30 and Nov. 12.  County officials say 209 were issued to residents and 55 were to visitors.

Acclaimed Chef Alvin Savella was named Executive Chef of the local West Maui restaurant group that includes Māla Ocean Tavern, Down The Hatch, and Breakwall Shave Ice Co. Chef Savella known as the “Kitchen Assassin,” was born and raised in Lahaina, Maui.

Maui County Councilmember Tasha Kama today announced she will be highlighting two possible approaches to addressing problems related to unsheltered individuals at her Affordable Housing Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 16 at 9 a.m.

The event entitled GENERATIONS: AMY & ERIC GILLIOM features the talented sister/brother pairing of Amy Hānaialiʻi Gilliom and Eric Gilliom. Together they will perform in both concert and talk story formats for an up close and personal experience streamed from the MACC’s Castle Theater stage.

There were 97 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 72 on O‘ahu, 15 on Hawai‘i Island, six on Maui, one on Kaua‘i and three in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. The cases on Maui included one case each in Kahului, Wailuku, Kīhei and Makawao, and two cases in Haʻikū, according to map changes recorded by the state Department of Health.

Two Maui properties, the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Kāʻanapali and Wailea Beach Villas, A Destination Hotel, opened on Oct. 15. On Nov. 1, the Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort began welcoming guests back; and next week Friday, Nov. 20, the Hāna-Maui Resort is slated to open.

The Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division launches a two week seatbelt enforcement campaign on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.  

The onset of COVID required MHS to temporarily stop performing elective surgeries like spay and neuter for public animals. The ten week hiatus meant that more kittens were born, adding to Maui’s community cat overpopulation. Since reopening in July, Vet staff have worked to make up for the disruption in service.

There were 118 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 85 on O‘ahu, 23 on Hawai‘i Island, six on Maui, one on Kaua‘i and one in a Hawai‘i resident diagnosed outside of the state. The cases on Maui included at least one case each in Kahului, Wailuku and Lahaina, and two cases in Kīhei.

This year, 17 businesses raised $16,350 and 3,557 pounds of food, which combined will provide 36,968 meals to individuals and families across the organization’s network.