Maui News
415 kūpuna in need receive gift cards from AlohaCare, Maui Economic Opportunity
The gift cards for lower-income kūpuna in Maui County was funded with a $20,000 donation from AlohaCare.
Maui Health employees extend holiday cheer to 44 families in need
Maui Health employees across each of five facilities continued their annual tradition of giving this year, spreading holiday cheer and hundreds of gifts with 44 Maui County families in need. the distribution was made through Maui Family Support Services’ Adopt-A-Family program.
Liane Endo named Maui Community Correctional Center warden
The Department of Public Safety announced the selection of four new wardens, including Liane Endo as warden of the Maui Community Correctional Center, effective Jan. 3, 2023.
Maui County Farm Bureau announces 2022 award winners
The Maui County Farm Bureau honored Kai Pelayo, the community affairs manager with Bayer-Maui, as its Member of the Year for 2022.
100 homes and 60 businesses impacted by Water outage on South Kīhei Road
The water service outage will affect 100 homes and 60 businesses and 100 fire hydrants.
Water service will be out tentatively for six hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in order to make necessary repairs. The affected area will begin at South Kīhei Road between the Kīhei boat ramp and Kamaʻole Beach Park 1.
Mayor Victorino says acquisition of 45 acres from A&B is now final
Finalizing the acquisition was the last step before establishing a North Shore Preservation Zone to include Baldwin Beach Park, Baby Beach (Wawaʻu Point), plus 4 acres of shoreline between Mama’s Fish House in Kuʻau and Hoʻokipa.
Maui Police Department’s Nicholas Krau promoted to Lieutenant
The Maui Police Department is proud to announce the promotion of Nicholas Krau to the rank of Lieutenant, scheduled to take effect on Jan. 16, 2023.
Maui County Farm Bureau announces its board members and officers
For the new two-year term, the Maui County Farm Bureau retained eight directors and elected two new directors including Ethan Romanchak and Theresa Thompson. Warren K. Watanabe is the executive director.
Union: Some at Maui’s hospital get paid less than Chick-fil-A; rally seeks better Maui Health wages
Werner, Moreno and hundreds of other Maui Health System frontline health care workers and supporters rallied for better pay during an event Thursday evening along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului. The informational rally continues from 4 to 6 p.m. today fronting old Kahului Shopping Center.
From cashier to union president, Domingo reflects on Maui days, supporters
When Maui resident Donna Domingo started as a cashier at the Maui Lu in Kīhei in the late 1970s, she never thought that one day, she would rise to become the first female president of the Hawaiʻi ILWU Local 142 with 18,000 members statewide, then including longshoremen, hotel workers, and pineapple, sugar, and general trade employees.
Gov. Green makes seven more appointments including Director of Wellness and Resilience
With over 20 years of experience in mental health and criminal justice systems, Tia Roberts Hartsock will serve as the state’s first Director of Wellness and Resilience.
Kahului man has died in an officer-involved shooting on Maui
A Kahului man is dead following an officer involved shooting at a home in Central Maui Thursday evening. Maui police officers responded to a report of a suicidal male who later succumbed to injuries sustained in the incident.
Maui police continue DUI enforcement through New Year’s
The Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division is participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign through the New Year’s weekend.
Federal spending bill includes provisions to assist Hawaiʻi small businesses and tourism
The recently passed $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill includes several initiatives to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s dominant tourism and small business economies and assist Hawai’i workers with their retirements.
Maui Health ends COVID-19 community vaccination lobby clinic
Maui Health has ended its COVID-19 community vaccination clinic in the hospital lobby due to decreased demand. The facility administered nearly 87,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine over two years.
New federal law helps Native Hawaiian survivors of gender-based violence
The legislation, led by Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaiʻi and signed by President Biden, provides funding to Native Hawaiian survivors of all types of sexual and gender-based violence.
State expects “Full tourism recovery in 2025”
“While we may experience a slowdown in the US visitors coming into 2023, we hope that more international visitors will be coming in the new year and our tourism recovery continues in 2023. We expect full tourism recovery in 2025,” said DBEDT Director Chris J. Sadayasu.
Olowalu Fire Station Fundraising Gala, Jan. 7
The West Maui Improvement Foundation will host an Olowalu Fire Station Fundraising Gala on Friday, Jan. 7, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Kāʻanapali.
Mauians protest Turo taking Kahului Airport public parking; state drafting new restrictions
Maui District Airports Manager Marvin Moniz said state officials met Wednesday to discuss new legislation that would crack down on businesses operating without a permit or license in state airport public lots.
Local donor poised to give $100,000 matching gift to small Maui nonprofit
Donations will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000. Currently Nā Keiki O Emalia has raised $71,515 toward the match.
