Maui News

According to a parent letter from interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi, the DOE is extending the closure of the boyʻs dormitory until newly hired dorm attendants are trained to support the program, school and Department policies.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after a 6.7 (6.9 preliminary) magnitude earthquake reported at 7:42 a.m. HST on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Taiwan.

With the decision of Councilmember Kelly King to step down from the Maui County Council, environmental scientist Robin Knox announced she is running to fill the South Maui Council Seat with King’s full endorsement.

Mayor Michael Victorino will present his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2023 at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 24, in the Council Chamber on the 8th floor of the Kalana O Maui Building, 200 S. High Street in Wailuku.

The temporary water service interruption is a portion of DHHL’s $37 million capital improvement project aimed at improving Molokaʻi’s 80-year-old Hoʻolehua Water System.

Dry conditions are ongoing in West Maui and have reduced water flowing from Honolua Ditch and Kanaha Stream. These water sources supply the Mahinahina and Lahaina Water treatment facilities, respectively.

Habitat for Humanity Maui received a transformational $3.5 million gift from American author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

The West Maui Greenway is a proposed 25-mile multi-use trail that will one day connect Ukumehame and Līpoa Point, passing through multiple community destinations and downtown Lahaina along the way.

According to a preliminary investigation, the Civil Air Patrol plane was a Cessna 172 Skyhawk (N98763) conducting monthly tsunami warning practice runs, county officials said.

AARP Hawaiʻi is offering a series of free Zoom webinars about healthy diets with registered dietician and nutritionist Caroline Hamatake.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi honored Dr. Anna Eckart-Dodd and the community COVID-19 vaccination events team as the 2021 recipients of the national David Lawrence Community Service Award. 

On March 26, 2022, the following updates to the University of Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Guidelines for the 10-campus system will go into effect.

Advisory level surf will occur on Kauaʻi this afternoon, on Oʻahu around sundown, and across Maui County this evening.

Senator Hirono highlighted Judge Jackson’s professional qualifications, her personal background, and the historic nature of her nomination to be the first Black woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court.

The results of a recent study show that many regions are projected to be in permanent drought or pluvial conditions by the end of the 21st century.

The Friends of Haleakala National Park are seeking volunteers for a three day, two night service trip in the Kīpahulu District of the national park on Friday through Sunday, April 15-17, 2022.   

H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 signed into law by the President on Tuesday, March 15, included his request for $300,000 to assist the City and County of Honolulu to adapt to climate change with its city-wide Tree Inventory and Management Plan.

A revered kumu, educator, and much sought-after conservationist, Sabra Kauka, was named DLNR & YOU Citizen Conservationist.

Rental vehicles with camping accessories can’t be used as visitor accommodations under a new proposal being considered by county lawmakers. “Driving from West Maui to Central in the early morning or early evening, the whole coastline is littered with this kind of thing,” Paltin said during the council’s Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee meeting last week. “I don’t think anyone of them are paying (Transient Accommodations Tax) or anything like that, and they’re taking up camping spots that local people camp at.”

Maui Obituaries for the week ending March 20, 2022. May they rest in peace.