Maui News

A 35-year-old Kahului man was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition after sustaining injuries in a morning motor vehicle crash in Kula. The injured man was a passenger in the bed of a pickup truck.  Police say they are trying to ascertain the possibility that the male who fell from the truck bed may have suffered a medical condition that caused his fall.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) is returning to Washington, D.C. tonight in preparation for anticipated votes on Wednesday for the next wave of federal coronavirus relief funding for small businesses and hospitals.

“We extend a big mahalo nui loa to those who have donated: Pau Maui Vodka and Maui Gold Pineapple for hand sanitizer, Aloha Surgery Center for PPE, Hale Makua for PPE, Adventist Health Castle for PPE, Structural Concrete Bonding & Restoration Inc. for masks, and Mask of Maui for cloth masks. We also thank the following companies for their donations to our employees: Sun Fresh Hawaiʻi LLC for various produce items, Mahi Pono for potatoes, and Honolulu Cookie Company for cookies,” said Alakai.

Maui County has 2 new cases for a total of 108 confirmed positive. Of the 108 cases in Maui County, at least 57 have been released from isolation, and 7 have required hospitalization. Hawaiʻi Island also reported two new cases. Oʻahu and Kauaʻi had no new cases today.

Seabury Hall on Maui announced that it will hold its commencement ceremony for the senior class of 2020 on Saturday, July 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the school’s Olinda campus. Seabury Hall reports that it will adhere to social distancing guidelines and rules that will be in place on Maui in July to determine the size, scope and final scheduling of the event.

Maui police issued a total of 146 citations over the past seven days for violations related COVID-19 enforcement efforts. Of the Maui citations issued, nearly half were in Kīhei where 70 citations were issued over the course of a week. 

Adjutant General Kenneth Hara, Incident Commander from the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency met with the Hawai‘i State Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 15, to report on recent updates.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino is providing updates on Pacific Media Group’s network of Maui stations as the County continues to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Today, the Mayor spoke with Kawika-Veeka of HI92 FM Maui, and shared his thoughts on beach use, testing updates and hopes for the future.

To uplift the community, teachers and staff of Pōmaika‘i Elementary School created a music video after receiving heartbreaking news from the Hawaii Department of Education who gave notice last week Friday that schools will be closed for the rest of the year. The video features an original composition compares students to a plant in a garden, so staff planned the release of the video on Earth Day.

Team Vacation-Maui, a vacation condo rental sales and management team, has pledged more than $100,000 in free short-term accommodations to the front-line workers fighting against COVID-19.

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Office of Extended Learning & Workforce Development is transitioning many of its face to face workforce trainings into new online courses.

A new project is looking to quantify the nursing behavior of humpback whale calves in Maui breeding grounds.

Exactly four weeks ago, Mayor Michael Victorino announced a stay-at-home order for the county of Maui due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the next few weeks, Maui’s visitor arrivals have exponentially decreased. Its popular destinations turned silent and empty. For one week in April, MauiNow’s Gaylord Paul Garcia photographed the current state at some of […]

A homegrown effort to get food into the hands of homeless individuals on Maui is gaining momentum, with an estimated 2,900 meals delivered to Pāʻia, Lahaina, Kahului, Wailuku and Kīhei over the course of 20 days.

Maui has a fourth COVID-19 related death. Maui County has 2 new cases for a total of 106 confirmed positive. Of the 106 cases in Maui County, at least 54 have been released from isolation, and 7 have required hospitalization.

In a community-based response to a global crisis, a years-long dream was realized in just three weeks, with the launch of the Maui Food Hub, under the direction of the Hawai’i Farmers Union United, and in collaboration with farmers and non-profit organizations across Maui. 

Firefighters from the Wailuku Fire Station on Maui spent time this morning cooking breakfast for hospital workers.  The County of Maui sent out a special mahalo via Facebook saying, “Thank you to all our healthcare workers and first responders for serving our community during this time.”

On Saturday, April 18, a total of 454 people arrived in Hawaiʻi from out-of-state including 109 visitors and 157 residents, according to new data compiled by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. On Maui, there were 25 individuals who arrived from out-of-state including six crew members, 11 residents and eight visitors.

O’Dwyer tells Maui Now that he plans to continue the service every Saturday while they are able. He said he is open to donations to enable a larger operation and likes the idea of people using the service to pick up breakfast for home-bound individuals.

Promotions include: Jorgen Kaʻohele Busby, Jeremy Javier, Maroe Smith, Modesto Jacinto Jr, Michael Mullalley, Jeffrey Robson and Michael Howe to Fire Captain; and Michael Gormley has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.