Maui News

A $200 fine, plus court fees, was the sole penalty issued yesterday by the South Kohala Court against 1 of 2 defendants charged with poaching 550 reef fish for the aquarium pet trade.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced a produce distribution will take place Wednesday, June 3, to provide produce for families impacted by COVID-19 on Lānaʻi.

This week two families received keys to their new home as part of Habitat for Humanity Maui’s affordable housing project in Lahaina. Both homes were completed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a decrease of volunteers for the project.

Hawaiian Electric has restored power to all customers affected by a power outage reported earlier this afternoon in various parts of the island.

There was one new COVID-19 case reported today on the island of Oʻahu, bringing Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 case total to 653. To date, 609 people (95.7%) have recovered including 111 in Maui County. There are currently 27 active cases in the state.

On Monday, June 1, 1,538 people arrived in Hawaiʻi, according to new data released by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and compiled by data collected by the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation’s new Mandatory Travel Declaration Form.  

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Liliʻuokalani Trust and Kamehameha Schools launched a new survey today to better understand what Native Hawaiians and non-Native Hawaiians think the state’s economy should look like after the pandemic.

Hawaiʻi’s population is expected to drop by about 30,000 people by 2022, according to projections by Carl Bonham, Executive Director of University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization.

Blow dryers are allowed for use as needed at barbershops and hair salons in Maui County.  It was among the new rules that took effect on Monday as more businesses and services reopen across the county.

A student attending college in Hawai‘i was arrested this morning by Special Agents from the Investigation Division of the Dept. of the Attorney General. 21-year-old Venasio Vaipulu was reported by a witness.

A ball python snake was turned in to authorities on Tuesday, May 26th by a resident who said he found the snake while hunting in a forested area in Kahaluu, O`ahu.

Governor David Ige today announced he will lift the interisland quarantine on travel between the Hawaiian Islands, effective on June 16, 2020.

Maui residents will have three opportunities to offer input on a proposed hotel that would sit on the corner of Main and Market Streets in Wailuku.

Work has begun on a $692,546 upgrade project at the Haʻikū Community Center’s restroom and kitchen. The community center has been closed because of COVID-19, and improvement work will keep it closed through April 30, 2021.

There were no new COVID-19 case reported today, with Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 case total remaining at 652. To date, 608 people (95.7%) have recovered including 110 in Maui County. There are currently 27 active cases in the state.

Hurricane season officially starts today, and Hawaiian Electric is ramping up infrastructure upgrades to ensure public safety and system reliability across Oʻahu, Maui County and Hawaiʻi Island.

The number of out-of-state travelers to Hawaiʻi continues to climb with more than 1,200 people arriving in Hawaiʻi on Saturday. That included 369 visitors and 373 returning residents.  There were no trans-Pacific flights to Maui on Saturday.  

A fire at the Texaco service station on Papalaua Street in West Maui early Sunday morning caused an estimated $250,000 in damage. 

Over the weekend, volunteers with the Hawaiʻi Wing Civil Air Patrol delivered more than 800 pounds of medical supplies and Personal Protective Equipment to the Maui Emergency Management Agency to support first responders.  The delivery was made with the help of Maui’s 057 squadron. 

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2020 at 11:45 a.m.