Maui News

Governor David Ige has extended the mandatory 14-day quarantine for international and out-of-state arrivals into Hawaii through the end of July, 2020.

Maui police have launched a second degree attempted murder and criminal property damage investigation into an incident in Mauna Loa on Molokaʻi involving an altercation between a motorist and a man with a dirt bike.

More than $533 million was set aside for Capital Improvement Projects on Maui, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi as part of the $5.1 billion CIP budget bill passed by the state legislature on May 21 for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021.

There are four new COVID-19 case reported on Oʻahu today, pushing the statewide count to 685 cases in Hawaiʻi over the course of the pandemic.  The state Department of Health reports that due to updated testing information, one case was removed from the previous Oʻahu count.  To date, 622 people (93.1%) have recovered including 113 in Maui County. There are currently 46 active cases in the state.

A portion of the properties along Lower Honoapiʻilani Highway and side streets listed below will have their water shut off from approximately 10 p.m. June 17 to 6 a.m. June 18.

The project is proposed on 6.943 acres located at South Kīhei Road and Kilohana Drive. The change is zoning request is from Open Zone to an R-1 Residential District.

June 15 is the deadline to make an appointment to participate in the Department of Environmental Management’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection event set to take place on June 28.

Tuberculosis clearance requirements for childcare, school, post-secondary institutions and for food handlers have been reinstated by the state Department of Health effective June 1, 2020.

The project is expected to last four years and replace an estimated 26,000 meters that are 2 inches or less in size. The first year of the project is scheduled to begin this month in Waikapū and continue throughout Wailuku, Waiheʻe and Pāʻia.

The Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives will reconvene the 2020 legislative session on Monday, June 22.  At that time, the Legislature will take up a limited number of bills, including budget matters, COVID-19-related legislation and police reform measures.

Major intersection construction work on the $3.15 million Maui Lani Roundabout project begins on Monday, June 15, 2020, resulting in a seven-week closure of the intersection at Maui Lani Parkway and Kamehameha Avenue.

Officials say the vessel’s GPS malfunctioned while in transit and was blown off course overnight.  The next morning, the crew could not see land; and while they had a working compass and a northern heading, conditions continued to push them south.  

The Governor has granted the County of Maui’s request to reopen more businesses and activities on Monday, June 15, 2020. This includes bars which will be allowed to operate with modifications. *Note: football and rugby practices will not be allowed to start at this time. There will also be NO close contact activities, including but not limited to: huddles, high fives and handshakes.

Three people were arrested in Waikīkī for violating Hawaiʻi’s 14-day quarantine for individuals arriving from out-of-state.

There are six new COVID-19 case reported on Oʻahu today, pushing the statewide count to 682 cases in Hawaiʻi over the course of the pandemic.  This comes in addition to a surge in cases over the weekend on Oʻahu. To date, 621 people (93.3%) have recovered including 113 in Maui County. There are currently 44 active cases in the state. Maui has a single case in home isolation. \

In the brief address, police had indicated that the investigation involves the missing children’s case of Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow.  Ryan and Vallow are the children of Daybell’s new wife, Lori Vallow Daybell who was arrested on Kauaʻi in February and charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children when she failed to follow court orders to produce the children.

Hawaiian will offer up to six daily roundtrip flights between Honolulu and Līhu‘e, Kona and Hilo, and up to nine daily roundtrips between Honolulu and Kahului. The carrier’s ‘Ohana by Hawaiian operation will continue to offer twice daily service between Honolulu and Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i.

The MEO (LIHEAP) provides energy credits for heating and/or cooling assistance to low-income households (150% of the federal poverty level, e.g. $45,195 for a family of four) throughout Maui County.  This is a a one-time payment to offset utility bill (electric or gas) expenses in one of two ways.

Maui’s Lahaina/Kahului/Wailuku area (which was lumped into one district), was identified as the third most unaffordable small metro area for renters in the US (behind Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA at #1; and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA at #2).  

The vessel was being moved from Ala Wai Harbor, Oahu, to Lahaina, Maui, to be sold. The pair departed Oahu Saturday morning. The ship was expected in Maui no later than Monday.