Maui News

Small Town * Big Art presented the installation of a new public artwork by local artist Jaclynn Sabado-Eitel. The installation is part of ST*BA’s mission to develop Wailuku as a public arts district focused on its distinctive sense of place, history and culture.

Governor David Ige joins fellow governors from California, Washington, Maine and Wisconsin today in discussing “bold climate action” during a virtual discussion with National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy.

Governor David Ige will order flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of former Vice President Walter Mondale’s interment. That date has not yet been set.

Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino has vetoed Bill 10 also known as the “Affordable Housing” bill, saying it would intensify scarcity of housing for county residents.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Education celebrated 40 educators statewide who have earned or renewed their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification – a recognition for meeting the highest standards for teaching – on Monday, April 19, 2021.

The County of Maui Department of Planning has scheduled an online public informational meeting from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, on the proposed digital zoning map for the island of Molokaʻi.

Beginning May 11, fully vaccinated travelers who received their vaccine in Hawaiʻi may travel inter-county (Kauaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi) without having to take a pre-travel test or quarantining for 10 days. The announcement was made by Gov. David Ige during an afternoon press briefing.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 48 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 26 on O‘ahu, 14 on Maui, one on Hawai‘i Island, and seven in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state. There were a total of 1,166 cases logged over the past two weeks, 261 of them in Maui County.

An estimated $237,000 in damage was reported with heavy damage to four units involved in a commercial structure fire in Lahaina on Monday night.

A brush fire burned an estimated 1.5 acres near Lānaʻi Airport before being brought under control on Monday afternoon. The incident was first reported at 3:31 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021 at the FAA Access Road intersection with Kamalapau Highway, about 0.6 miles west of the airport. The fire was brought under control at […]

Applicants are currently being sought for a Dental Assisting Certificate program being offered with full tuition sponsorship this summer by the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Office of Extended Learning & Workforce Development.

In honor of National Volunteer Week 2021, April 18-24, the County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns’ Volunteer Center announced nominees for the center’s annual Volunteer Heroes Celebration of Service awards.

A project to remove and replace sports lighting at basketball and tennis courts in Hāna Park will require the closure of the courts from May 3 through Aug. 3, 2021.

Spring harvest is underway for cacao farmers David McPherson and Palani Wright at the Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate’s 20-acre cacao farm with over 5,000 cacao trees to be harvested. The Lahaina farm also opened for public tours from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., seven days a week, from Monday through Sunday.

Initial reports indicate a woman was swimming about 200-yards from shore, when she apparently encountered a shark. She will be taken to the North Hawaiʻi Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

It’s the first new case at the facility since last Monday, April 12, when officials said the facility was clear of cases.

Individuals who are fully vaccinated in Hawaiʻi may soon get the opportunity to travel inter-island without having to take a pre-travel COVID-19 test.

The allocation includes $21.9 million for projects on Maui with the biggest allocation of $10.4 million going to finance design and construction for field improvements to the baseball and softball fields at King Kekaulike High School.

Hawaiʻi’s Executive Office on Early Learning Public Prekindergarten Program has been recognized for meeting all 10 of the quality standard benchmarks identified by the National Institute for Early Education Research. Hawaiʻi is one of only five states to meet all 10 benchmarks.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 65 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 52 on O‘ahu, 10 on Maui, two on Hawai‘i Island, and one in a Hawai‘i resident diagnosed while out of state. There were a total of 1,180 cases logged over the past two weeks, 269 of them in Maui County.