Maui News

DHHL’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program will provide eligible renter households with payments for security deposit, rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs, utilities and home energy cost arrears, and other expenses related to housing incurred due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

There were 108 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including 86 on O‘ahu, 16 on Maui, one case each on Hawaiʻi Island, Lānaʻi, and Kauai and three in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands had been simultaneously investigating the home for a potential lease violation stemming from a suspected illegal game room.

Maui fire crews are responding to a car fire near the Pūlehu Road / Hāna Highway intersection near the Hoʻokele Street Safeway in Kahului.

Maui Economic Opportunity’s youth program participants made nearly 250 tie-dye masks that are being donated to staff at Kula Hospital, Maui Independent Living Center residents and houseless people through the Salvation Army.

Drive-through COVID-19 testing will be available in Upcountry Maui on Friday, Feb. 12, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.

A 61-year-old man was arrested on Hawai‘i Island on suspicion of second degree felony cruelty to animals after dozens of undernourished and injured dogs were found on the man’s property.

The COVID-19 cluster included 71 infections of patients and 35 staff, and resulted in 27 deaths.

Imua Family Services will host its “Imua DISCOvery: A Virtual Concert Spectacular” on Saturday, April 17, 2021.

The 63-year-old North Carolina man was reported missing at around 3 p.m., and was found about an hour later by Ocean Safety personnel on Jet Skis.

The deaths of five male Hālawa Correctional Facility inmates in January are being classified by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health as COVID-19-related deaths.

The B.1.1.7 variant strain was detected in an O‘ahu resident with no history of travel.

There were 101 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 64 on O‘ahu, 25 on Maui, three on Hawaiʻi Island, one on Lānaʻi and eight in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

The COVID-19 cluster at the Maui Community Correctional Center now includes eight confirmed positive cases. There are 15 inmates in medical isolation, and and additional 76 inmates on quarantine status as they undergo testing.

Developed by the residents of Kauaʻi, and in partnership with the County of Kauaʻi and Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau, the DMAP serves as a guide to rebuild, redefine and reset the direction of tourism on the Garden Island.

A Hawaiʻi lawmaker has introduced a number of bills in an effort to address Hawaiʻi’s housing crisis.

Kīlauea Volcano is erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is at WATCH. Lava activity is confined to Halemaʻumaʻu with lava erupting from a vent on the northwest side of the crater.

Hawaiian Electric and Aloha United Way launched the “Hawai‘i Utility Bill Assistance Program,” a statewide program that aims to help Hawaiʻi residents who are financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and are struggling to pay their utility bills.

A second Maui Community Correctional Center inmate has tested positive for COVID-19, according to officials with the state Department of Health. There are 21 inmates in medical isolation and 75 inmates on quarantine status at MCCC as they undergo precautionary testing.  Two adult corrections officers are also on a precautionary 14-day quarantine due to possible […]

Applications are being accepted for Maui Police Department’s CSI Camp 2021. The Camp is a Crime Scene Investigation experience created for high school juniors and seniors.