Maui News

MOCMI’s Sea Turtle Response Team has responded to more than 260 calls in 2020 and has successfully removed fishing gear from 179 green sea turtles.

Maui obituaries for the week ending Dec. 26, 2020. May they rest in peace.

Volunteers with the American Red Cross have opened restrooms and the parking lot at the Lahaina Civic Center for people affected by the brush fire in Olowalu.

Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire in Olowalu that has caused police to temporarily close Honoapiʻilani Highway in that area.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors is co-leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of advancing inclusive policies that will allow transgender athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity.

The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for Maui County. Large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet are expected until 6 am Sunday for east facing shores of Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi and the Big Island.

Hawaiian Electric crews are en route to a power outages on West Maui and Lānaʻi. Further details are pending release including cause of the outage and expected duration.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory with gusts at more than 50 mph that is in effect until 6 am Sunday for much of Hawaiʻi.

There were 120 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 84 on O‘ahu, 20 on Maui, 3 each on Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, and 10 Hawaiʻi residents diagnosed out of the state.

Early Saturday morning, the west vent of Kīlauea Volcano on the Big Island reactivated with lava flow while the north vent quieted and started to drain the Halemaʻumaʻu crater lake.

St. Anthony School has reopened the application process for families interested in enrolling their children for the second semester of the 2020-21 school year. The application process only applies to students currently in grades 6 -11.  Students will return for the second semester on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.

The County of Maui Environment Protection and Sustainability Division is offering free Christmas tree recycling drop off services until Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.

Kula artist Curtis Wilson Cost and his daughter and fellow artist Julia Allisson Cost turned an old golf cart into a red sleigh to deliver presents to children as Santa and his elf.

There were 120 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 95 on O‘ahu, 17 on Maui and 8 on Hawaiʻi.

The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui is seeking nominations for Maui individuals who have demonstrated grit and resilience during the 2020 pandemic, through their leadership and for being an inspiration to the community.

When Maui resident Lynn Mendelsohn opened the results of her 23andMe genetic test, she discovered she is 49 percent Italian — and that she has eight siblings.

The Hawai’i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission endorsed tools to operationalize climate action. The tools are two guidance documents that supplement the recommendations of the state’s 2017 Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report.

A Maui man suffered fatal injuries in a head-on collision on the Haleakalā Highway on Christmas Eve.

The spirit of giving came to life at Maui’s Pukalani Superette when a “Secret Santa” stopped by the local grocery store on Christmas Eve and made an anonymous $1,000 donation to pay for customers as they check out.

Police say the 29-year-old woman from San Jose, was operating a 2020 Genuine moped, and was traveling northeast on the Honoapiʻilani Highway within a marked bicycle lane when the accident occurred.