Maui News

Much of Maui is closed for business on Wednesday as Maui County stands to bear the brunt of the incoming storm. Olivia has been described as an “erratic” system, shifting in track, intensity and speed over the past 24 hours. 

A 16-year-old girl from Makawao, sustained life threatening injuries in a motor vehicle crash reported at around 1 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2018 on Hansen Road.

Effective at 6 p.m. tonight, emergency shelters will open at several locations in Maui County. All non-essential county offices will be closed on Wednesday.

All public schools and Hawaiʻi DOE offices in Maui County will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 12, and afterschool activities remain canceled for Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi.

The Hawaiʻi Dept of Transportation is preparing for potential impacts to state routes on Maui and is focusing on pre-staging plans for Hāna Hwy ahead of Olivia.

The National Weather Service has CONTINUED the TROPICAL STORM WARNING for MAUI COUNTY. 

Maui Olivia Traffic Advisories: Road Closures, Landslides, Detours

Olivia will be moving over the main Hawaiian Islands late Tuesday night into Wednesday. The chance for flooding rainfall will increase rapidly Tuesday night.

As Maui County braces for the impacts associated with Tropical Storm Olivia, Maui Now is keeping track of what’s open and closed. Check back frequently…

Below is an ongoing list of Power Outages and Power Restoration happening in Maui County.  This post will be updated regularly over the duration of the storm.

Preparations are underway at airports, harbors and highways across the state in advance of possible weather impacts from Tropical Storm Olivia.

To protect visitor safety, the Summit and Kīpahulu Districts of Haleakalā NP will close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in anticipation of heavy winds and rain.

Due to unanticipated and unprecedented demand, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State Parks is not issuing additional 2017-18 vehicle access permits for Ka‘ena Point.

Special Olympics Hawai‘i has announced that Maui High School, a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, is receiving National Banner Recognition.

Six, three-month-old Hawaiian green sea turtle hatchlings have arrived from Sea Life Park Hawaiʻi and are now ready for public viewing at Maui Ocean Center.

Due to the anticipation of tropical storm conditions, refuse collection services for Hāna, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi for Wednesday (9/12/18) will be rescheduled to Friday (9/14/18).

Maui Electric Company today issued some information to help customers prepare for potential impacts of Olivia as the Tropical Storm approaches the island chain.

As of now, the only school closure in effect for Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 will be for Hāna High and Elementary School. On Tuesday, all after school programs have been cancelled on Maui and the Big Island. 

All Hawai‘i island and Maui Nui lands under the jurisdiction of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife are closing at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

The Coast Guard Captain of the Port set port condition YANKEE for Hawaiʻi and Maui County ports as of 8 a.m. Sunday in advance of Hurricane Olivia.