Maui News

​On the same day as his inauguration, newly sworn-in President Joe Biden issued an executive order, rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement.

There were 75 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 50 on O‘ahu, 14 on Maui, four on Hawaiʻi Island, one on Kauaʻi, and six in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

The 9th Bayanihan Food Distribution will be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at 9 am at the Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center in Kahului.

“The families in our shelters have already been hit hard financially but the COVID-19 pandemic has made living life even more challenging. This donation will be help our families to keep the safety net’s they have begun to build since being in the homeless shelter program,” said Monique Ibarra, executive director of KHAKO.

Maui police responded to five burglaries, 14 vehicle thefts and 11 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Jan. 3 – 9, 2021.

State leaders agree that demand continues to outpace supply for the COVID-19 vaccine. Hawaiʻi is expected to receive another 33,400 doses by Thursday according to state Department of Health Director Dr. Libby Char–that’s down from the 58,000 received last week.

Councilmember Tamara Paltin will hold a virtual town hall on the final phase of the West Maui Community Plan update on Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. and Jan. 30 at 10 a.m.

The HYCC summer program is a seven-week opportunity that runs from June 7 – July 23, 2021, providing young adults typically between the ages of 17-22 with meaningful field service experience into the world of conservation while giving back to the community.

Joe Biden was sworn in today as the 46th President of the United States, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Hawaiʻi Board of Education will hold a virtual public meeting Thursday, Jan. 21, to hear testimony regarding the proposed teacher layoffs and budget cuts to the Department of Education due to the statewide economic woes caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

There were 65 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 45 on O‘ahu, nine on Maui, six on Hawaiʻi Island, and five in Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed outside of the state.

Governor David Ige announced today the appointment of Laura Acasio to fill the vacant Senate District 1 seat left by Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele. State Senate District 1 includes the greater Hilo area.

Kealakekua couple, Tyron and Kacie Terazono have agreed to pay a $76,400 fine for the illegal harvest of aquarium fish, offshore of Kawaihae in Hawai‘i County on Feb. 20, 2020.

“The new round of funding will help Hawai‘i small businesses meet their payroll and provide people with paychecks,” said US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i).

MEDB will be awarded $300,000 to scale-up its successful STEMworks program to provide hands-on training for Maui residents in focus areas considered vital to the future of Hawaiʻi’s economy, including renewable energy and artificial intelligence.

Paniolo Cattle Company, one of the largest local grass-fed beef programs in the state of Hawaiʻi, will explore diversifying its supply to include cattle from ranchers on each island.

Hula Grill Kaʻanapali held an appreciation luncheon for the 2020 Educator of the Month recipients at King Kamehameha III Elementary School, presenting each with an engraved box and $100 gift certificate to the restaurant.

The state Department of Transportation is working on several road projects that will result in lane closures from Jan. 16 to 22.

The public is advised to stay out of flood waters and storm water runoff “due to possible overflowing cesspools, sewer, manholes, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, pathogens, chemicals, and associated flood debris.”

For the next 12 months, customers on O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i islands installing new systems on circuits where the new program is available will not need the standard approvals before activating their systems.