Maui News

The Maui Police Department issued 554 citations last week during the Operation Speed Jam enforcement effort. The campaign, which began on Nov. 8, 2021, netted 354 citations for speeding, 10 excessive speeding violations, and 76 citations for speeding in a school zone.

The world’s best big wave surfers are back on call as the holding period for the World Surf League (WSL) 2021/2022 Big Wave season officially opened today.

The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui is celebrating the 20th Annual Maui Matsuri with a trio of virtual and in-person events on Nov. 15, 19 and 20.

The work of a Conservation and Resources Enforcement Officer includes inspecting the catch of fishers, checking harvested game in public hunting areas, patrolling the state’s nearshore waters on a jet ski, and responding to crimes in progress in State Parks and Small Boat Harbors.

The state Department of Health Clean Water Branch reports that heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.

The State Reapportionment Commission will be holding a series of virtual public hearings on a proposed reapportionment plan for developing congressional and legislative districts lines, which will be used for the next 10 years.

Students with the University of Hawaiʻi Culinary Arts program will be busy baking 200 pies, available for the public to order for Thanksgiving.

There were 81 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday. The latest data represents a total of 1,343 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. Maui County’s seven day average of cases peaked at 57.6 per 100,000 on Aug. 25, and has been on a steady decline since the beginning of September, dropping to 7.3 per 100,000 today.

Maui Obituaries for the week ending Nov. 14, 2021. May they rest in peace.

The state Department of Transportation is working on several road projects that will result in lane closures through Nov. 19, 2021.

The World Surf League has delivered a We Are One Ocean petition to the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity, calling on world leaders to protect and conserve 30% of the global ocean by 2030.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi, in effect until late tonight.

Biologists monitoring the area found that the population of more than 70 birds recorded in 2015 had declined to just five in 2021.  

Maui Arts & Cultural Center announces the opening of Schaefer Portrait Challenge from Jan. 11 to March 19, 2022 in Schaefer International Gallery. Originally scheduled for Jan 2021, this juried statewide exhibition was postponed for a year due to COVID-19.

The J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku is seeking volunteers to help the Center in directing the parking of cars at the Sentry Tournament of Champions event happening during the first week of January 2022.

The cluster has increased from 16 cases when first detected, to 36 COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 12, including four secondary cases in household contacts.

The percentage of burglary cases decreased 30% from the week before when 10 incidents were reported. Vehicle thefts increased 100% from the week before when five incidents were reported. Vehicle break-ins increased 129% from the week before when seven incidents were reported.

Each student selected for the award received a $2,500 scholarship, and Menzer Law Firm committed a $1,000 donation to the non-profit where each of the winners volunteered their time.

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 12, with a 1.5% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is -18% from Oct. 28 to Nov. 10, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 7.4 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.

Whatʻs on the minds of Maui residents? This version of Maui Nowʻs letters to the editor includes opposing views about the vaccine, pickleball noise, Kanaha Pond stench, Black Rock pollution, supporting ʻAina Kupuna tax relief for ancestral land inheritance, kudos to Kīhei Post Office Postmaster, stop forgetting lessons of our ancestors and much more.