Maui News

Leaders of the local nonprofit Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA) and Realtors Association of Maui (RAM) recently discussed the affordable housing plan currently under development for the County of Maui. A series of virtual meetings are scheduled for public input.

The County of Maui Service Center will close in phases at the Maui Mall on Jan. 14-15, 2021, with employees relocating to the new center at 110 ‘Ala‘ihi St., at the corner of Hookele and ‘Ala‘ihi streets in Kahului.

To date, the Pop-Up Mākeke has put $1,963,889 million dollars into the pockets of hundreds of Hawaiʻi-based small and micro-businesses.

The Department of Parks and Recreation will temporarily close the basketball court at Pāʻia Park for repair and renovation work beginning Feb 1, 2021. The basketball court will reopen after the project’s expected completion in early March.

The grant will support the implementation of trauma-informed approaches and practices of MFSS’ Early Head Start Program and Hale Hiʻipoi Hāna Infant/Toddler Center.

The Court’s ruling explains that none of the current CMLs may be used for commercial aquarium collection. The ruling does not affect other types of commercial fishing or taking of marine life.

Kaiser Permanente today sent information to its members on how it plans to roll out vaccinations on different islands this week for select groupings, and procedures in place for scheduling appointments.

s COVID-19 surges on Maui, with an average of 30 new cases per day over the past two weeks, County leadership has experienced an even tougher balancing act between protecting public health and not doing more harm to an already devastated economy.

Maui Ocean Center, which has been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen in three phases, beginning Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 with Mālama Kekahi I Kekahi (to take care of each other) in mind. Reservations are required.

The airline, which offers five weekly nonstop flights between Long Beach and Honolulu and daily nonstop flights to Kahului, Maui starting March 9, partnered with Long Beach-based Worksite Labs, which administers the testing site daily.

There were 114 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 21 on Maui.

What do Maui residents think about the attack on COVID-19 pandemic on Maui and the recent attack at the US Capitol? Read on to find out.

Kamehameha Schools announced today the launch of Mahi‘ai Scale-up, an agricultural business plan competition that helps established local farms and food system organizations grow their businesses.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources received reports of illegal burning of Christmas trees at Ahu O Laka (Kāne’ohe Bay sandbar) on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2020. Photos that circulated on social media sites showed groups of people standing should-to-shoulder maskless while trees burned in the background.

“Molokaʻi is now faced with a severe public health crisis; a situation that we were trying to avoid back in 2019,” said Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English and Representative Lynn DeCoite.

The COVID-19 cluster at the Harbor Lights condominium complex in Kahului is now estimated at 97, with another 57 linked to those within the Pacific Islander community, according to an update provided by the County of Maui on Monday afternoon.

An estimated three dozen people in the 1B priority group for vaccinations were turned away from getting a shot at a drive-in clinic hosted by the Maui District Health Office at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College on Monday as confusion set in over registration procedures, priority groupings, and differences in where expanded service was being offered.

“After consulting with the State Department of Health and the governor, it was determined that closing businesses will not solve the problem of community spread,” county officials said during a press briefing this afternoon.

The Maui Police Department has launched a Citizens Online Police Reporting System that allows users to submit a report immediately and print a copy of the police report for free.

The Maui Police Department is asking for the public’s help with any information on the whereabouts of 39-year-old Brandon Butihi.