Maui News

Hawai’i will receive about $73 million from the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and drug maker Johnson & Johnson.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi today announced the end of the City and County of Honolulu’s COVID-19 emergency orders, including the Safe Access O‘ahu program, which will sunset this week at 11:59 p.m. on March 5, 2022.

The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission. These terms will run from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026.  

The State of Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued a court order temporarily suspending candidate filing for the offices of US Representative, State Senate, and State Representative contests until further notice from the court. The order arises from a challenge of the 2021 State Reapportionment Plan.

The range of potential alternatives includes no air tours over the park in the ATMP planning area, reducing the number of flights, limiting flight routes over sensitive areas, and prohibiting flights on specific days of the week. On average, there are 4,824 flights over Haleakalā National Park per year.   

The deadline is March 29, 2022 to apply for a US Small Business Administration disaster loan for damage resulting from the December 2021 “Kona low” severe weather, flooding and landslides.

The latest data represents a total of 3,837 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. This is below the delta peak of 11,500. Maui County’s seven day average of cases is now 13.5 cases per 100,000. This is below the delta peak of 57.6 per 100,000 reported on Aug. 25, and the 412.1 per 100,000 reported on Jan. 21, 2022.

The Maui Police Department is accepting applications for the 6th Annual Teen Academy. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2022.

The hybrid event will feature an in-person event at Ocean Vodka Distillery on Maui on World Ocean Day, June 8, 2022, and a virtual component offered from June 8-30, 2022. 

The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources said they “believe that opening of all 12 of the BFRAs (four opened as of July 2019), will not adversely affect the overall sustainability of the Main Hawaiian Island Deep-7 fishery, and will be a benefit to local commercial and non-commercial bottom fishers.” 

Moloka‘i driver Dino Calairo was named the winner of the Maui Economic Opportunity Driver of the Year award for 2021, which was announced at the agency’s monthly staff gathering Friday, Feb. 25.

Students who complete a free digital readiness course being offered by four University of Hawaiʻi Community College campuses statewide may receive a refurbished laptop, while supplies last. Hawai‘i CC, Kapi‘olani CC, Kaua‘i CC and Windward CC are offering the introductory hands-on classes for adults with little or no computer experience.

The 11th Annual Maui 5K is the only fundraising event that supports both private and public schools throughout Maui County, and it’s gearing up for a morning of family fun on Sunday, March 6.

Maui Obituaries for the week ending Feb. 27, 2022. May they rest in peace.

The latest data represents a total of 4,187 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. This is below the delta peak of 11,500. Maui County’s seven day average of cases is now 14.3 cases per 100,000. This is below the delta peak of 57.6 per 100,000 reported on Aug. 25, and the 412.1 per 100,000 reported on Jan. 21, 2022.

At the Maui Job Corps Center, they have the capacity to serve 128 students between the ages of 16-24 in areas such as Hotel & Lodging, Culinary Arts, Building Construction Technology, and Administration.

The original purpose of geologic mapping in Hawaiʻi was to understand the distribution of groundwater and soils to support agriculture. But as geologic maps have been developed over time, they’ve provided basic information on how the Hawaiian Islands evolved, the workings of individual volcanoes, and the relative degree of long-term hazards posed.

The Cameron Center has installed two commercial grade-smart EV charging stations that are both now fully operational.

Maui police responded to five burglaries, nine vehicle thefts and nine vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Feb. 13 to 19, 2022.

“This is a historic win for Maui Prep,” said Coach Cheyne De La Garza in a phone interview with Maui Now on Saturday night. “It’s the first team state championship at the school, and just the second boys state championship in basketball in 40 years for Maui,” he said, noting that Lahainaluna won the title in 1982.