Maui News

Maui Obituary Notices: Week of April 12. May they Rest In Peace. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

Here is a gallery of images from around Maui in the last few weeks submitted by Maui resident Kevin J. Olson. Many of the boarded up businesses in Pāʻia Town offered messages of hope including “We Love You,” and encouraging hashtags like “#virtualhugs,” “#nevergiveup,” and “#lendahand.”  

The money comes from a $32 million package that Hawai‘i is set to receive for its higher education institutions, US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced. 

A new online platform is asking Hawaiʻi residents to contribute information that will help experts monitor the spread of COVID-19 in real time.

Air arrivals to Maui totaled 22 on Saturday with a single flight arriving from out-of-state. This included 6 crew members, 8 residents and 8 visitors.

Maui County has 4 new cases for a total of 84 confirmed positive. Of the 84 cases in Maui County, at least 40 have been released from isolation, and 7 have required hospitalization.

Premiere Medical Group’s Dr. Scott Miscovich speaks with Annalisa Burgos of KITV4 this morning, detailing COVID-19 testing efforts on Maui, protocols for frontline workers, concerns among hospital employees and frustrations with leadership at the state level. 

Maui police say no arrests were made.

Kaua‘i police arrested 36-year-old Adam Schwarze of ‘Aiea, Hawai‘i and 31-year-old Desiree Marvin of Alexandria, Virginia on Friday for violating the state’s COVID-19 mandatory 14-day quarantine emergency order, police said.

Maui has a new cluster of COVID-19 positive cases linked to a church on Maui. Initial news of the cluster surfaced at Friday’s state press conference in which state Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson said the cluster existed, but could not identify which island it was associated with or what church group was affected.

Sen. English and Rep. DeCoite are urging deployment of the Hawaiʻi National Guard to the remote communities of East Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi to help enforce travel restrictions, enhance community policing efforts and maintain law and order. 

Mokulele Airlines expanded its Grocery Airlift on Friday to include flights to Lāna‘i, Hāna and Waimea.  The offer for free shipping is good for up to 50 pounds of groceries per customer and is valid for the rest of the April.

The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is currently reviewing requests for assistance under the COVID-19 Emergency Farmer Relief Program which offers some financial assistance to qualified farmers, ranchers and producers who have experienced damage to their operations due to COVID-19.

A woman, over 65-years-old is the ninth death from COVID-19. State officials say she had underlying medical conditions and had tested positive for the virus when she was hospitalized on O‘ahu.

Maui County has 14 new cases for a total of 80 confirmed positive (yesterday’s count was adjusted upward by one by the state Department of Health following their initial noon update). Of the 80 cases in Maui County, at least 40 have been released from isolation, and 7 have required hospitalization. Of the eight deaths in the state, three are in Maui County.

Nolan Espinda, Director of the Department of Public Safety, reported that the prison population has been reduced by 548 from March 2 to April 9 of this year.

“The meaning of this holiday does not change.  The way we celebrate must change,” said Mayor Victorino. “Please do not go to another house and have another over to yours.  Getting together with friends and family could directly put them at risk for COVID-19.  These are difficult times for all of us, but making changes now will save lives later,” said Mayor Victorino.

This sewing project began on April 1 with the assistance of the Hawaii Correctional Industries (HCI) who supplied the fabric, sewing supplies and sewing machines for the inmates.

Closures slated for April 11 to April 17.

The state launched a new web-based app called “Safe Travels.”  It is being rolled out as a way to monitor travelers who are subject to the 14-day quarantine in the State of Hawaiʻi. State officials say they believe the process will expedite and improve the ability of counties to conduct enforcement related to quarantine violations.