Maui News

Daniel Gildenbrand, 24, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, after arriving on Maui without a negative pre-travel COVID-19 test and no approved lodging in which to complete the state’s mandatory 10-day travel quarantine.

The Maui Police Department is asking for assistance from the public in locating a man wanted on a felony warrant. According to Maui Crime Stoppers, Rodney Herbert, 48, is known to frequent the Wailuku area.

At its Feb. 16 meeting, the Hawaiian Homes Commission adopted Resolution No. 304 to honor the late Hawaiʻi County Mayor and Hawaiian Home Lands lessee William Punapaiaʻalaikahala Kenoi.

The outdoor basketball court at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center Complex will close for improvements starting Feb. 22, 2021. Central Construction is the contractor for the project and expects construction work to continue until early May.

There were 17 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 13 on O‘ahu, three on Maui, and one in a Hawaiʻi resident diagnosed outside of the state. It’s the lowest daily case count the state has seen since July 2020.

More than 12,000 Hawai‘i students in grades 9 through 12 participated in the 2019 biennial Youth Rick Behavior Survey, which showed alcohol consumption and smoking is down, but vaping, sedentary time and mental health concerns are up.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi has awarded a total of $145,000 in grant funding to two organizations on Maui working to feed individuals and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Vision Zero Maui initiative is launching its draft action plan for public review. The plan will be presented at a virtual town hall via Zoom on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m.

Maui Cattle Company hosts its fourth drive-up sale from 8 a.m. and noon on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 at its Kahului facility.

US Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi, Kenji M. Price announced his resignation today.

Hawai‘i Circuit Court Judge Dean E. Ochiai issued an $834 million state court order against Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and three U.S.-based subsidiaries of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi for violating the State of Hawai‘i’s unfair and deceptive practices laws regarding the prescription drug Plavix.

There were 35 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 25 on O‘ahu, seven on Maui, one on Molokaʻi and two in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

If you see an injured or entangled marine mammal, keep a safe and legal distance, and call NOAA’s 24/7 Marine Wildlife Hotline at 888-256-9840 or hail the US Coast Guard on VHF channel 16 immediately.

Hawaiian Electric announced Maui County for the first time hit the 50 percent mark in its renewable portfolio standard, at 50.8 percent, with a mix of solar, wind and biofuels.

Two identical bills are being introduced in the Hawaiʻi state legislature that seek to ensure funding for teachers and educational staff.

Maui High’s Hall of Honor was created in 2011 and annually recognizes individuals with ties to Maui High School who have made outstanding contributions to the legacy of our school and to our school community.

A vehicle parade is planned for this afternoon to recognize the sacrifices of Maui Health System employees.

The virus that causes COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of all Hawai‘i residents, but especially for young adults and those whose household income is less than $50,000. This was the findings of a recent survey commissioned by the Hawai‘i Department of Health.

Five-year-old Tekauri Kanata, a kindergartener at Waiheʻe Elementary School on Maui, underwent an emergency 8-hour surgery at Kapiolani Hospital on Oʻahu to remove a large and fast-growing tumor at the base of his brain. Now he faces radiation and chemotherapy on the long road to recovery.

There were 48 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 38 on O‘ahu, four on Maui, three on Hawaiʻi Island and three in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.