Maui News

A 37-year-old Kahului man suffered life-threatening injuries when he collided into a wild pig in the roadway and was ejected while operating a motor scooter on the Maui Veterans “Mokulele” Highway (311) on Saturday night.

After reviewing the applicant aquarium fishers’ proposal and testimony and deliberating for over four hours, the BLNR determined that the EIS did not adequately disclose the potential environmental impacts from the issuance of ten aquarium fishing permits for West Hawaiʻi.

Here is a list of lane closures on Maui this week (May 23 to May 29).

As of noon on Saturday, May 23, 2020, there are 643 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with one  new case reported today on the island of Maui. To date, 589 people (94%) have recovered including 105 of the 118 cases in Maui County. There are currently 37 active cases in the state.

Special Agents from the Investigation Division of the Department of the Attorney General arrested 20-year-old Artyon Zhiryada of Happy Valley, Oregon and 19-year-old Dan Vlasenko of Vancouver, Washington as they were leaving a condominium on Lewers Street in Waikīkī.

After being prohibited from offering dine-in service for the past two months, Hawai‘i restaurants will gradually begin to reopen their doors to customers, aligning with the state’s Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience.   Here on Maui, resumption of dine-in table service under new health and safety guidelines and restrictions begins on June 5, 2020.

Blue lights illuminated the county’s Kalana O Maui Building last night in recognition of National Emergency Medical Services Week, May 17-23, 2020.

End of Day Recap: Emergency Shelters Built, 400+ Antibody and Diagnostic Tests Conducted, Phase II of DMV Opening, Interisland Travel Discussion, Mayor’s Office Call Center Hours Revised, Future Re-Openings in Maui County

Maui police arrested and charged 61 year old David Richard Stevens, a Lahaina area man, for second degree murder in connection with an ongoing investigation into the death of a man on Waineʻe Street early Thursday morning.

A 51-year old woman from Moorpark, CA was arrested this morning by a team of Special Agents from the Investigations Division of the Department of the Attorney General for allegedly violating the State’s 14-day travel quarantine.

State Health officials have removed five cases from the state’s COVID-19 totals as a result of updated testing information, bringing the statewide positive count since tracking began in late February to 642. Two cases were removed from Oʻahu, one from Hawaiʻi Island, one from Maui and one from Kauaʻi. There were no new cases reported today. To date, 585 people (93.6%) have recovered including 105 in Maui County.  There are currently 40 active cases in the state, including six in Maui County. The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reports that there were 579 individuals released from isolation; and 84 cases (13%) that have required hospitalization. A total of 581 patients (91%) were residents. In Maui County there have been 117 cases, at least 105 have been released from isolation, 22 have required hospitalization, and there have been six deaths. The remaining 11 deaths were on Oʻahu.

The election results will determine the number of delegates committed to each candidate at the Democratic National Convention.

“The first week of June will be a big week,” said Mayor Michael Victorino as he continues to make announcements surrounding the phased reopening of businesses in Maui County. 

A total of $532.94 million in Capital Improvement Project funds and General Obligation Bonds has been set aside for a wide assortment of projects in Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 for their respective districts in the County of Maui.

The County of Maui begins construction tomorrow, May 22 on an estimated 20 temporary emergency shelters at Waiale Park in Wailuku for displaced families and individuals impacted by COVID-19.  The park is located between Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Center and the Hale Makana O Waiale apartments.

During an afternoon press conference, Gov. Ige said, ”Health measures are pointing in the right direction to make this move..with infection levels appearing to be under control across the state,” however, he could not pinpoint a target date for making this happen and instead said he hopes to finalize a plan shortly.

Maui police have launched a second degree murder investigation into the death of a man found unresponsive on a side street in Lahaina on Thursday morning. Upon arrival to 535 Waineʻe Street, Lahaina Patrol Officers found the man on the shoulder side of the roadway.   Police say it was reported the male appeared to have been assaulted and was bleeding.

Degraaf indicated she saw the social media post regarding her violating the 14-day travel quarantine. Degraaf provided a statement and is cooperating with authorities. Degraaf is voluntarily elected to return home to Colorado.

Hawai‘i has more than 38,300 tests on hand for COVID-19 tests and is performing an average of 690 tests each day, with test results available the same day or by the next day.

Maui Island went from tied for the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 2.1 percent in March to the highest unemployment at 36% in April. Molokaʻi’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 12% and Lānaʻi was 5.5% last month.