Maui News

The rapid point of care tests, which can diagnose coronavirus infection in as little as fifteen minutes, will be distributed at the discretion of Governor David Ige to support testing K-12 students, teachers, nursing home patients and staff, higher education, critical infrastructure, first responders, and other priorities as he deems fit.

College-bound students who plan to use their education to benefit Maui County are encouraged to apply for the 2020 Josh and Souk Jerman Foundation Scholarship. The deadline to apply for the $1,000 scholarship is Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.

Mayor Michael Victorino recently announced the launch of a free COVID-19 community testing program sponsored by the County of Maui and administered by Minit Medical. Residents do not need insurance or meet any criteria to get tested for free.

The Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center (HDRC) helps residents with disabilities exercise their protected right to vote. The center’s attorneys and advocates work to ensure that provisions in the Help America Vote Act of 2002 are followed as they relate to people with disabilities.

Fairmont Kea Lani will reopen on Sunday, Nov. 1 as part of the Hawaiʻi’s Safe Travels Program and will implement new operational standards to prevent the spread of viruses and pathogens, including COVID-19.

An additional $1 million has been added to the Kōkua Maui County Small Business Recovery and Relief Fund, bringing the County of Maui’s total for the fund to $8 million in assistance to local businesses.

There were 77 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 60 on O‘ahu, two on Lānaʻi, eight on Hawai‘i Island, one on Kaua‘i and six in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state. Maui and Moloka‘i had no new cases today.

Maui County residents are invited to participate in a study to create a new vision for the roadway corridor along Ka‘ahumanu Avenue and Main Street in Wailuku. The roadway corridor extends 2.5 miles from Ka`ahumanu Avenue in the vicinity of the Maui Mall to Main Street near the State Building in Wailuku town.

Facial coverings are required in Maui County. The most recent County of Maui Public Health Emergency Proclamation was amended on Oct. 23, 2020.

Mayor Michael Victorino announced today that free, COVID-19 community testing will be offered on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Pauole Community Center on Molokaʻi.

So far, only one case has been confirmed as positive for COVID-19 out of the 700 individuals who have participated in Maui’s voluntary post-arrival testing program.

To do its part for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bowman Termite and Pest Management of Wailuku fumigated four houses on Maui using special pink and grey tents. The company also is donating $2500 to Susan G. Komen, the largest breast cancer organization in the country.

Hawaiian Electric will be using a helicopter to perform routine power line inspections on Moloka‘i on Thursday, Oct. 29 and Maui on Friday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

The rate of syphilis cases in women and newborns in Hawai‘i has been increasing annually over the past four years, according to the Department of Health.

Maui police responded to five burglaries, five vehicle thefts and five vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Oct. 18 to 24, 2020.

Lahaina’s Mauna Kahalawai Lions Club Branch is hosting a a supply drive now through Nov. 15 to help the Maui Humane Society with its foster and adoption programs.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) has contracted with Maximus Inc. for 100 trained adjudicators to reduce the backlog of unemployment insurance claims that involve a higher level of expertise and knowledge to process.

The Lānaʻi Community Health Center will receive $37,250 for COVID-19 tests and food supplies for grocery bags that will be delivered to 150 households on island. Maui United Way, serving as a distribution hub for PPE to nonprofit organizations in Maui County, will receive $10,000 to provide PPE to Lānaʻi healthcare workers, volunteers and community members.

There were 62 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 41 on O‘ahu, seven on Lānaʻi, two on Maui Island (both in Kīhei), five on Hawai‘i Island, one on Kauai and six in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state. Moloka‘i had no new cases today. Lāna‘i has seven new cases today, with 93 active cases since the current outbreak was first reported on Tuesday, Oct. 20, (this is out of a total 94 reported on Lāna‘i over the course of the pandemic).

Beginning Oct. 30 and continuing throughout the Halloween holiday weekend, motorists can expect to see saturation patrols and impaired driving checkpoints, which will include the use of unmarked patrol vehicles.