Maui News

The University of Hawaiʻi is excited to welcome more fans back to UH sporting events on the Mānoa campus as City and County of Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced on Wednesday, Oct. 27 that the COVID-19 crowd capacity restrictions would be lifted beginning Wednesday, Nov. 3.

The state Department of Health Environmental Health Administration issued a Notice of Violation and Order to the US Navy for alleged violations related to operation and maintenance of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on Oʻahu.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi today announced that indoor and outdoor organized entertainment events will return to 100% capacity for vaccinated residents a week from today, on Nov. 3, 2021. This includes a full capacity of 9,200 people at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Clarence T. C. Ching Stadium, Oʻahu’s largest outdoor venue.

A Kīhei man was arrested and charged with first degree assault on a police officer after he was confronted for allegedly attempting to break into an apartment. Police have since identified the suspect as 51-year-old Scott Johnson of Kīhei.

Teddy’s Bigger Burgers is expanding on Maui with plans to open a new location at the Puʻunēnē Shopping Center in Kahului late this year or early next year.

One of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty, students, and alumni.

After hearing nearly two hours of public testimony at a virtual meeting Oct. 21, the Maui Charter Commission adopted six charter amendment proposals, which if approved by voters in 2022, will significantly alter how the County Planning Department functions.  

There were 184 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 10 on Maui, two on Lānaʻi and one on Molokaʻi.

The Hawai‘i REALTORS® Charitable Foundation collected $19,120 in monetary donations and 3,500 pounds of non-perishable food items for Food Banks across Hawai‘i.

Councilmember Kelly Takaya King will depart Thursday for the 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. She is one of only two delegates selected to attend the conference on behalf of ICLEI USA, an association of local governments devoted to climate action and sustainability. 

Twelve O‘ahu divers were cited by officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement over the weekend for not having required equipment and/or possession of under-sized fish. 

“We look forward to our economic recovery and the return of visitors is one more step in our progress towards a new normal,” said County of Maui Managing Director, Sandy Baz.

Residents may drop off only refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units, water coolers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ranges/stoves, water heaters, microwaves, automotive batteries, propane tanks and up to five automotive tires per household. This service is available to residents only.

Leaders of the Senate Women’s Caucus are applauding the nomination of four women to Circuit Court vacancies and a fifth to a judicial position in the District Court.

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 12, with a 1.7% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is -9% from Oct. 11 to Oct. 24, 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.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to raise about $8,000 for fence restoration and repairs of the StoneWave Skate Park, a part of the Pāʻia Youth & Cultural Center. The skate park is used by hundreds of youth on Maui and is beloved by North Shore families.

The Maui Ocean Center’s Marine Institute has documented more than 200 sick, injured or dead sea turtles on Maui so far this year. According to the organization, 89% of the incidents involved turtles with injuries from fishing gear interactions.

This marks the start of the authorization process, with formal backing still needed by the FDA. The process continues on Nov. 2 and 3, when an advisory committee with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to meet to discuss clinical recommendations.

Today, US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security (SAFE Social Security) Act that would expand Social Security for seniors and families in Hawai‘i and across the country.

The Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division will be enforcing its zero-tolerance response to impaired driving over the Halloween weekend, beginning this Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.