Maui News

The Pacific Whale Foundation invites visual storytellers of all backgrounds to submit their work by Jan. 15 for consideration in the foundation’s annual World Whale Film Festival, a cornerstone of the annual Maui Whale Festival.

Hawaiʻi continues to feel significant economic impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 183,779 visitors in November, down 77.3 percent from a year ago, according to preliminary statistics released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Kīhei Charter School alumna Sophia Davis will deliver the keynote address at the Maui County Council inauguration on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 10 a.m. via video conference.

Minit Med Urgent Care to Open All Maui Offices Dec. 30 for COVID-19 Testing

Nineteen firefighter recruits graduated on Friday with the Maui Fire Department’s 36th Recruit Class.

Maui District Health Officer, Dr. Lorrin Pang said 10 cases have been identified at the Harbor Lights condominium complex in Kahului through initial assessment. Efforts are currently being made to determine the extent of the cluster.

Maui police issued two fireworks violation citations over the Christmas weekend.

The COVID relief law provides a new round of one-time direct payments, or “recovery rebates,” to eligible individuals.

There were 46 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 13 on Maui.

The center was supposed to reopen today for those with reservations for daily lap swimming; however, more debris in the pool needs to be cleared.

Lava activity at Kīlauea remains confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater with lava erupting from a vent on the northwest side of the crater, according to a new update issued by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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.”

Bill includes substantial funding for K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and early childhood programs to respond to COVID-19

Only one individual of the new species, named Cyanea heluensis, is currently known from a remote location in West Maui.

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) says “Help is on the way” after President Trump signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package into law on Sunday that includes at least $1.7 billion in funding for Hawai‘i.

There were 95 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including 72 on O‘ahu, 18 on Maui, 3 on Hawaiʻi Island, 1 on Kauaʻi, and 1 Hawaiʻi resident diagnosed out of the state.

The Lahaina Aquatic Center is closed Sunday (Dec. 27) for cleaning of brush fire ash and windblown debris, and will reopen at 9 am Monday to people with reservations for lap swimming.

At 10:33 am Sunday, Pulehu Road (370) — from Holopuni Road to just north of Kulakula Road, was closed due to a brush fire in Kula.

For the first time, the more virulent of two fungal pathogens known to cause Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death has been confirmed in the Kōke‘e area along Miloliʻi Ridge Road within Nā Pali Kona Forest Reserve on Kaua‘i.

What is on the mind of Maui Now’s readers this week? Crime for some. And the desire to get the word out about a young activist from Cyprus who was inspired by a visit to Maui.