Maui News

The department is is encouraging customers to use phone, online services, mail and email to conduct business safely.

As of March 22, 2020, noon, there is a total of 56 confirmed or presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Hawai‘i. New positive results were received today for eight individuals on two islands. All new cases are Hawai‘i residents. Three people have required hospitalization; two remain hospitalized. Travel histories are pending, however two of the new cases had definite travel, while two had contact with travelers. In total, 48 cases are residents and 8 are non-residents.  One of the cases reported today is a child, therefore, there are 54 adult and two pediatric cases.

With Governor David Ige’s announcement yesterday for a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travelers arriving in Hawaiʻi starting Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines announced a reduction in flight schedules to a ‘bare bones level,’ after Wednesday.

The two most recent Hawaiʻi cases include a civilian employee who works at Tripler Army Medical Center, and a civilian employee who works at Wheeler Army Airfield. Upon returning from travel, both individuals developed symptoms and were subsequently tested.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has launched a COVID-19 update page on its website to provide information regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on the department’s operations.

Educational event canceled over concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

Mayor Victorino provides an update as Gov. Ige announces a 14-day mandatory quarantine for all incoming travelers.

Below is an open letter from Mayor Michael Victorino to residents of Maui County issued this evening, March 21, 2020, amid the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An overturned car is blocking two lanes along Lower Honoapiʻilani Road fronting Napili Shores. 

Gov. David Ige is expected to provide updates on the COVID-19 cases in Hawaiʻi at 3 p.m. 

In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) is calling upon Governor David Ige to immediately institute a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine of anyone who travels to Hawaiʻi, including both visitors and kamaʻāina returning home.

Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 positive cases rose to 48 on Saturday afternoon, March 21, with confirmation from the state Department of Health that there are 11 news cases including seven more on Oʻahu, and two more cases each on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island.

Maui Police Chief Tivoli Faaumu provides important information regarding law enforcement response in Maui County during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During a live streamed afternoon update for Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi residents on Friday, Maui Mayor Michael Victorino shared that he tested negative for the coronavirus.  

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education will be implementing the​ ​Seamless Summer Option program​ a few months earlier than scheduled, as approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and Hawaiʻi Child Nutrition Programs.

Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) officials say they will try to “maintain as many critical services as possible during the State’s response to the COVID-19 emergency.”

Honolulu Mayor Caldwell, along with Aloha Beer owner Steve Sombrero announced Friday a coalition of catering and food truck operators will deliver free meals to Hawaiʻi’s kūpuna on Oʻahu during this COVID-19 period.

Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald ordered all state courthouses closed to the public on Friday, except for official court business, from March 23 to April 30, 2020.

The Wiki Permits online system is the permitting service for authorized applicants to reserve and purchase permits for commercial activity (beach weddings, etc.) on unencumbered State lands, specifically on state public beaches.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino signed a bill into law on Friday to authorize $4 million in emergency funds to support the County of Maui’s efforts in addressing COVID-19 impacts.