Maui News

The launch of a new “Round two. Stronger you. Come Back to UH” campaign is reaching out to 250,000 Hawaiʻi residents who have “some credits, no degree” (DBEDT, 2019).

Hawaiʻi County is scaling back its post-arrival testing program citing logistics, and the the unsustainability of financial and resource commitments necessary to continue this program in its current form.

Letters to the Editor for Nov. 8, 2020. Woman thinks Maui County’s mandate to wear masks at beaches and pools has gone too far; returning residents praises Kahului airport for smooth Safe Travel Program inspection; and Canadian says COVID-19 restrictions prevent her family from coming to Maui this year but they will be back in 2021.

As state officials expected, the launch of Hawaiʻi’s Safe Travel Program on Oct. 15 has led to only a modest increase in tourism in the early stages. An average of 6,300 trans-Pacific travelers have come to Hawaiʻi per day — up from about 1,900 per day before the program started, but way down from the 25,000 per day average in October 2019.

Maui Obituaries: Week Ending Nov. 7, 2020. May they rest in peace.

Maui Hub customers enrolled in SNAP/EBT will automatically receive a 50% discount on fresh local fruits, vegetables, and eggs, up to $50 per day.

There were 128 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 108 on O‘ahu, 11 on Hawai‘i Island, two on Maui, two on Kauaʻi and five in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. The new Maui cases included one each in Kahului and Haʻikū, according to map changes documented by the State Department of Health. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll increased to at 220 with one additional death reported today on the island of O‘ahu. Details are pending release.

Joe Biden has secured the presidency becoming the 46th US President, the Associated Press and NBC News are reporting. The reports are the first for major news organizations after four days of vote counts in a historically tight race.

International travel to Hawai‘i resumed on Friday with the arrival of 64 travelers from Japan on an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The visitors are the first to take part in the state’s pre-travel testing program that now includes both domestic trans-Pacific travelers and those from Japan.

A unanimous 9-0 vote was cast today supporting the Mayor’s request to remove Maui County Prosecuting Attorney Don Guzman amid allegations of workplace violence. 

There were 122 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 87 on O‘ahu, 21 on Hawai‘i Island, six on Maui, one on Lānaʻi, one on Kauaʻi and six in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Moloka‘i had no new cases today. The new Maui cases included: 3 in Kahului, and one each in Kīhei, Haʻikū and Spreckelsville, according to map changes documented by the State Department of Health.

Maui Mayor Micael Victorijno discusses the restart of travel from Japan, updates on the COVID-19 outbreak on Lāna’i, Maui’s secondary post-arrival testing program, and challenges faced in other counties.

The Maui Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating Valerie Park, 83, of Hāna, Maui. Police say Park may have hitchhiked to the Kahului or Wailuku area.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa announced today that it will not hold its traditional in-person fall 2020 commencement ceremony this year due to health concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two New York visitors were arrested on Maui for alleged violations of COVID-19 Rules and Orders relating to quarantine.

Maui County’s Department of Liquor Control will resume certification exams and classes on Nov. 12, 2020. The certification classes and training were suspended in August because of the impacts of COVID-19.

Anne Scharnhorst, Allied Health Department Chair and Professor in the Nursing Program at the University of Hawai‘i Maui College, has been awarded her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from UH Mānoa.

Speaker Scott K. Saiki announced the House leadership and committee chair assignments for the 2021 legislative session that will convene on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021:

The group includes six men and two women, ranging in age from their 20s to 50s. One is a returning lawmaker; two new members represent their Hawaiʻi Island communities; two new members represent Windward O‘ahu; and three new members will represent different portions of urban Honolulu.

There were 100 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 66 on O‘ahu, 24 on Hawai‘i Island, one on Maui, one on Lānaʻi, one on Kauaʻi and seven in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Moloka‘i had no new cases today. The new Maui case was in Kahului, according to map changes documented by the State Department of Health.