Maui News

As of yesterday, there are no COVID-19 cases at the Maui Memorial Medical Center, and there is currently only one person in home quarantine with the virus, according to new information provided today by Maui Mayor Michael Victorino. Also, starting today, the Maui Memorial Medical Center begins universal testing for COVID-19 on all patients admitted through the Emergency Department and Obstetrics patients. 

Passive beach use is now allowed at all State Parks beaches, although some gates will remain locked for resource management, people’s safety and due to fiscal constraints. COVID-19 rules and social distancing guidelines remain applicable, following each county’s emergency orders. 

A team of eight law enforcement officers from the Kaua‘i Police Department, and the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement issued 15 citations on Sunday to people in the closed Kalalau Section of the Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park on Kaua‘i.

There was one new COVID-19 case reported on Oʻahu today, pushing the statewide count to 676 cases in Hawaiʻi over the course of the pandemic.  This comes after a surge in cases over the weekend on Oʻahu. To date, 618 people (93.7%) have recovered including 113 in Maui County. There are currently 41 active cases in the state.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino share his thoughts on: the uptick in COVID-19 cases on Oʻahu; plans for reopening higher risk businesses and services; $67 million budget amendment signed into law; hotel operations adjust to new norm; Hawaiʻi Emergency Laulima Partnership update; and supporting local with the county’s Kamaʻāina First program.

The L-shaped, partially solar powered structure would staff about 65 employees and stand at six stories tall (79 feet in height), exceeding the current four-story code standard.

The project is proposed for development on approximately five acres of county-owned land in Pāʻia, adjacent to Doris Todd Christian Academy on Baldwin Avenue, across from the Alfred Boteilho Gym.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino issued amended Maui Public Health Emergency Rules on June 8, 2020. The document details the rules and orders enacted for the County of Maui.

Maui Obituary Notices: Week of June 7. May they Rest In Peace. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

The University of Hawaiʻi System-Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Contact Tracing Training Program kicks off its first cohort of trainees on Monday, June 8.

Goodwill Hawaiʻi announced that its annual fundraiser Goodwill Goes GLAM! presented by Bank of Hawaiʻi Foundation will transition this year from its usual in-person event to a special one-time televised program airing July 21, 6:30 p.m. on KGMB-TV.

Here is a list of lane closures on Maui slated for this week (June 6 to June 12).

Maui police responded to 12 burglaries, 8 vehicle thefts and 19 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from May 24 to May 30, 2020.

Hawaiian Electric residential customers may be receiving higher bills for May than the previous month. The company outlined several reasons electric bills may be higher…

There were two new COVID-19 cases reported on Oʻahu today, pushing the statewide count to 675 case in Hawaiʻi over the course of the pandemic.  This comes after two consecutive days (on Friday and Saturday) in which the state Department of Health reported nine additional COVID-19 cases in Hawaiʻi.  To date, 617 people (93.7%) have recovered including 113 in Maui County. There are currently 41 active cases in the state.

Three Molokaʻi High School graduates have been awarded $2,000 each, a laptop and a Patagonia backpack by the Kukui Mālamalama Scholarship program in memory of Kekuhaupio Likua.

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) received $3,704,731.64 in new federal funding to cover the costs of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers and first responders throughout the state.

The shelter will remain closed for general animal viewing and the public are reminded that they must have an appointment and wear a mask to enter.

Mayor Michael Victorino signed a budget amendment into law today for $67 million in federal CARES Act funding to address public health and economic impacts caused by COVID-19.

After almost three months apart, family members of residents at the Hale Makua Health Services campus in Wailuku were treated to a drive through parade complete with decorated cars, firefighters, food, music and dancing.