Maui News

Governor David Ige signed a new emergency proclamation today relating to the relief for conditions created by the overpopulation of axis deer in Maui County.

AARP Hawaiʻi is offering a free webinar on April 5 called “Caregiver Tips: I wish I had known,” with guest speaker Annette Kam who wrote: “WAIT – Don’t Die Yet.”

In conjunction with the Mexican Consulate visit to Maui, the Hispanic Heritage Resource Fair will be held Saturday, March 26, at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.

A lucky Hawaiʻi winner hit two payouts within a few minutes of each other at the California Hotel & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas.

The University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system is indefinitely suspending the UH COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policies for students and employees, effective March 26, 2022. Regular testing for COVID-19 will no longer be required of students and employees with approved vaccine exemptions.

Construction of the roundabout will proceed in three phases and estimated completion is January 2023. The roundabout will be fully operational after completion of the second phase in November.

“Molokai, which is 60% Hawaiian by population, is challenged with energy rates nearly 400% higher than the national average,” said Todd Yamashita, president of Ho‘āhu Energy Cooperative Moloka‘i. “We are excited about this opportunity because it’s helping us create, on our own terms, an energy future that is reflective of the resilient and resourceful nature of our people.”

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will develop fishing regulations as part of the proposed Northwestern Hawaiian Islands sanctuary designation.

Debate over beach restoration is heating up again on Maui, this time on the north shore fronting Mama’s Fish House. Kuau Cove Properties, which owns Mama’s Fish House land, was fined $120,000 by the county for illegally placing sand in the shoreline area in 2019. 

A Maui judge rejected the County of Maui’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by residents of a “houseless encampment” at Kanahā during “sweeps” conducted late last year. The County of Maui plans to appeal, and is asking that the matter be reviewed by the Intermediate Court of Appeals.

The gift, distributed over two years, will be applied to the Financial Aid Initiative, a fund that offers tuition assistance to students at Maui Prep.  Currently 31% of Maui Prep students receive tuition assistance.  

Hawaiian Electric is seeking project proposals to provide customers with low- and moderate-incomes on Maui, O‘ahu and the Big Island with the opportunity to  participate in a shared solar program.

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.