Maui News

Maui-based design firm Sae Design Group took home six Pele Awards; while fellow Maui designer Artistry8 earned two awards; and Daryl Fujiwara, Zeno Design Studio and Naish International took home one award each.

The confirmed cases included: 13 on Hawai‘i Island; 41 on O‘ahu (+3 probable); 11 on Maui (-1 probable); two on Kaua‘i; and one in a Hawai‘i resident diagnosed while out of state (-1 probable).

Kaunoa Senior Services is offering online classes via Zoom in June for seniors 55 years old and older.

NCIS: Hawai‘i is the fourth television series and eighth major project to take up residence in Honolulu since the start of the pandemic including CBS Studio’s MAGNUM PI, the Disney+ Doogie Houser remake, DOOGIE KAMEALOHA and a Sony for Amazon series.

The four-time reigning WSL Champion Carissa Moore of Hawaiʻi concluded Saturday in second place on the event leaderboard.

Maui Obituaries for the week ending June 20, 2021. May they rest in peace.

Public use of all County of Maui pools will no longer require a phone reservation, beginning Thursday, July 1, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced. The current phone reservation system was put in place last year because of COVID-19 health and safety restrictions.

This newly-developed instrument monitors lava lake dynamics with unprecedented resolution. The CLR gauge autonomously measures lava lake elevation in real time, using the light-reflecting properties of the lava surface.

The program provides up to $100 million from the Universal Service Fund over a three-year period to selected applicants to support the provision of connected care services, especially for low-income and veteran patients.

The company’s “Fueling Dreams” campaign returns for its 16th year, allowing island drivers to make a cash donation in-store to Special Olympics Hawaiʻi at any participating nomnom store on Maui, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island from May 1 through July 31.

HB 940 HD2 SD1 mandates reporting of suspected financial exploitation of elders and vulnerable adults in relation to securities, provides immunity for good faith reporting, and authorizes the delay of disbursements and transactions in situations of suspected financial exploitation.

The confirmed cases included: 30 on Hawai‘i Island; 21 on O‘ahu (+4 probable); six on Maui (+1 probable); two on Kaua‘i; and six in a Hawai‘i resident diagnosed while out of state.

Maui motorists are advised of night closures on Haleakalā Highway at the Makawao Avenue intersection, June 22-24, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The Maui Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team welcomed 19 new members to its list of trained personnel during a graduation ceremony on Friday.

Twenty-five intermediate and high schoolers completed the Teen Financial Literacy Workshop, presented by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center, in June.

More than 250 households are receiving help from Maui County’s Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance Program. Residents have received more than $675,000 to make overdue rent and utility payments.

Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino signed the Fiscal 2022 Budget Bill on Friday, but raised questions about the document that was passed by the Maui County Council. He also returned, unsigned, a bill for pay raises in the Office of Council Services.

The County of Maui, DPW, Highways Division has notified Haʻikū-Paʻuwela residents of a pavement preservation project on Mehana Road from Monday, June 21 through Friday, June 25 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.

The percentage of burglary cases decreased 75 percent from the week before when four incidents were reported. Vehicle thefts decreased 29 percent from the week before when seven incidents were reported. Vehicle break-ins decreased 36 percent from the week before when 14 incidents were reported.

Just in time for Father’s Day, five deserving dads and their families will be enjoying an all-expense-paid trip to the Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, provided by Hilton and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.