Maui News

Motorists are advised of a lane closure on the Hāna Highway in Kailua due to a broken down fire engine.  A mechanics crew is on scene, but motorists are advised to exercise caution in the area.  

Maui Health celebrated the 110th anniversary of Kula Hospital with a flower drop by Blue Hawaiian Helicopters on Monday morning.

Governor David Ige has received a list of four nominees from the Judicial Selection Commission, for associate justice on the Supreme Court, State of Hawai‘i. The seat has been vacant since Associate Justice Richard W. Pollack retired in June 2020.

Maui County Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura is urging residents and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for assistance.

Seabury Hall will host a series of admissions events for prospective families on Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24 at the school’s Makawao campus.

There were 87 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 80 on the island of O‘ahu, three on Hawai‘i Island, and two each in Maui County and in residents diagnosed outside of the state.  Kaua‘i reported no new cases today. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 134, with two new deaths reported since yesterday on the island of O‘ahu. There were two new cases in Maui County including one case in Kīhei, for a cumulative total of 390 cases over the course of the pandemic.  To date, there have been at least 18 cases on the island Molokaʻi.

Located on the ground floor of The Shops at Wailea, the Italian seafood restaurant will serve dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, before launching breakfast, lunch and dinner service starting Saturday.

In Phase 2, MUW received 27 applications and was able to fund 13 of them with the funds available. MUW is working to bring in additional resources to support the other nonprofits in need.

Mayor Michael Victorino and his administration will host a series of six community meetings in October to receive comments and suggestions from the public regarding the proposed Maui County budget for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022.

Maui police responded to three burglaries, six vehicle thefts and six vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Sept. 20 to 26, 2020.

According to Bennett, more than 1,000 COVID-19 tests have been performed as part of the Temptation Island operation, all of which have come back negative for the virus.

Mayor Victorino said he is currently working to establish guidance for Halloween.  “I have some plans on hold right now that people have brought to me in regards to having various areas for which people would come to in a staggered manner–almost like what we had [with] drive-through graduation.”

Due to caution because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the American Cancer Society has rescheduled its 8th annual Hope Gala Honolulu to take place as a virtual online auction running Oct. 30 through Nov. 6. This yearʻs theme is Midnight in Monte Carlo.

Intermittent delays for traffic signal improvements are possible at intersections in West Maui between 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. During the installation, HDOT crews will deactivate the traffic signals and intermittently stop traffic through the intersection for five minutes at a time.

The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa will receive $3.4 million in federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to support efforts to eliminate COVID-19 disparities among Hawai‘i’s vulnerable populations, including Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.

There were 90 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, all on the island of O‘ahu.  Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged at 132, with no new deaths reported since yesterday. This is the fourth consecutive day for Maui County with no new cases, for a cumulative total of 388 cases over the course of the pandemic.

In August, total visitor days fell 96.8 percent in Maui County from a year ago. There were 2,341 visitors to Maui in August versus 273,638 visitors a year ago, according to a new report released by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

A new project, led by a University of Hawaiʻi astronomer seeks to create the largest 3D map ever constructed of stars in the outer regions of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Volunteers with the 16th Annual Lahaina Town Cleanup collected a 1-ton trailer worth of debris much of which was from abandoned campsites along the West Maui shoreline.  

There were 98 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today including 91 on O‘ahu and seven on Hawai‘i Island. Kaua‘i and Maui Counties reported no new cases today. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 132 with one new death on O‘ahu confirmed by the state Department of Health.