Maui News

The project is expected to last four years and replace an estimated 26,000 meters that are 2 inches or less in size. The first year of the project is scheduled to begin this month in Waikapū and continue throughout Wailuku, Waiheʻe and Pāʻia.

The Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives will reconvene the 2020 legislative session on Monday, June 22.  At that time, the Legislature will take up a limited number of bills, including budget matters, COVID-19-related legislation and police reform measures.

Major intersection construction work on the $3.15 million Maui Lani Roundabout project begins on Monday, June 15, 2020, resulting in a seven-week closure of the intersection at Maui Lani Parkway and Kamehameha Avenue.

Officials say the vessel’s GPS malfunctioned while in transit and was blown off course overnight.  The next morning, the crew could not see land; and while they had a working compass and a northern heading, conditions continued to push them south.  

The Governor has granted the County of Maui’s request to reopen more businesses and activities on Monday, June 15, 2020. This includes bars which will be allowed to operate with modifications. *Note: football and rugby practices will not be allowed to start at this time. There will also be NO close contact activities, including but not limited to: huddles, high fives and handshakes.

Three people were arrested in Waikīkī for violating Hawaiʻi’s 14-day quarantine for individuals arriving from out-of-state.

There are six new COVID-19 case reported on Oʻahu today, pushing the statewide count to 682 cases in Hawaiʻi over the course of the pandemic.  This comes in addition to a surge in cases over the weekend on Oʻahu. To date, 621 people (93.3%) have recovered including 113 in Maui County. There are currently 44 active cases in the state. Maui has a single case in home isolation. \

In the brief address, police had indicated that the investigation involves the missing children’s case of Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow.  Ryan and Vallow are the children of Daybell’s new wife, Lori Vallow Daybell who was arrested on Kauaʻi in February and charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children when she failed to follow court orders to produce the children.

Hawaiian will offer up to six daily roundtrip flights between Honolulu and Līhu‘e, Kona and Hilo, and up to nine daily roundtrips between Honolulu and Kahului. The carrier’s ‘Ohana by Hawaiian operation will continue to offer twice daily service between Honolulu and Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i.

The MEO (LIHEAP) provides energy credits for heating and/or cooling assistance to low-income households (150% of the federal poverty level, e.g. $45,195 for a family of four) throughout Maui County.  This is a a one-time payment to offset utility bill (electric or gas) expenses in one of two ways.

Maui’s Lahaina/Kahului/Wailuku area (which was lumped into one district), was identified as the third most unaffordable small metro area for renters in the US (behind Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA at #1; and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA at #2).  

The vessel was being moved from Ala Wai Harbor, Oahu, to Lahaina, Maui, to be sold. The pair departed Oahu Saturday morning. The ship was expected in Maui no later than Monday.

As of yesterday, there are no COVID-19 cases at the Maui Memorial Medical Center, and there is currently only one person in home quarantine with the virus, according to new information provided today by Maui Mayor Michael Victorino. Also, starting today, the Maui Memorial Medical Center begins universal testing for COVID-19 on all patients admitted through the Emergency Department and Obstetrics patients. 

Passive beach use is now allowed at all State Parks beaches, although some gates will remain locked for resource management, people’s safety and due to fiscal constraints. COVID-19 rules and social distancing guidelines remain applicable, following each county’s emergency orders. 

A team of eight law enforcement officers from the Kaua‘i Police Department, and the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement issued 15 citations on Sunday to people in the closed Kalalau Section of the Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park on Kaua‘i.

There was one new COVID-19 case reported on Oʻahu today, pushing the statewide count to 676 cases in Hawaiʻi over the course of the pandemic.  This comes after a surge in cases over the weekend on Oʻahu. To date, 618 people (93.7%) have recovered including 113 in Maui County. There are currently 41 active cases in the state.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino share his thoughts on: the uptick in COVID-19 cases on Oʻahu; plans for reopening higher risk businesses and services; $67 million budget amendment signed into law; hotel operations adjust to new norm; Hawaiʻi Emergency Laulima Partnership update; and supporting local with the county’s Kamaʻāina First program.

The L-shaped, partially solar powered structure would staff about 65 employees and stand at six stories tall (79 feet in height), exceeding the current four-story code standard.

The project is proposed for development on approximately five acres of county-owned land in Pāʻia, adjacent to Doris Todd Christian Academy on Baldwin Avenue, across from the Alfred Boteilho Gym.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino issued amended Maui Public Health Emergency Rules on June 8, 2020. The document details the rules and orders enacted for the County of Maui.