Maui News

UH administrators say the exemption will help to attract an applicant pool of students amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

A 66-year-old motorcyclist from Kahana, Maui died as the result of a motor vehicle collision on the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Māʻalaea on Memorial Day. A police investigation reveals that the motorcyclist was operating a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle and was traveling south bound on the Honoapiʻilani Highway when he attempted to execute a left turn from the highway onto Kapoli Street.

As of noon on Monday, May 25, 2020, there are 643 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with no  new cases reported today.  *As a result of updated information provided by the state Department of Health, one case was removed from the list for individuals who required hospitalization.   To date, 592 people (94.5%) have recovered including 105 in Maui County. There are currently 34 active cases in the state.

DOCARE Chief Jason Redulla said, “This is exactly the kind of bad and selfish behavior we’ve all been asked repeatedly not to engage in during this emergency. It’s unfortunate, that at least in the case of the Sunday night party, from our officer’s contact and observations of those involved, many were off duty military personnel. This is a day when we remember the sacrifices of the men and women who’ve given their lives in defense of our country and its disappointing that the urge to socialize and party, at this particular time, overrides any obligation to duty and common sense.”

Here on Maui, 58 people arrived on a single trans-Pacific flight from out-of-state, including 33 returning residents, 17 visitors, 7 crew members and one individuals seeking to relocate to Maui. 

The deadline for candidates to file their nomination paper to appear on the 2020 Election ballot is Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. 

At the direction of the President of the United States, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawai‘i state flag will be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and upon all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawai‘i National Guard in the State of Hawai‘i, immediately — until sunset on Sunday, May 24, 2020. This action is a mark of respect for the victims­­­­ of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

“We owe the citizens of this state both immediate and long-term stability and security. We need to think and act responsibly and prudently with the federal resources that are being provided to us.”

While there will be no activity at Ala Moana Beach Park this year, remembrances and commitments to positive action may be submitted online.

Maui Obituary Notices: Week of May 24. May they Rest In Peace. Brought to you in part by Ballard Family Mortuaries.

Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) cosponsored the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, legislation that Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced that creates strong, enforceable privacy and data security rights for health information.

A “family feel” is how state officers with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources described the atmosphere at Ahu O Laka, “the Kaneʻohe sandbar” on Saturday, the first day of the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.

The deadline for liquor license renewal applications has been extended to 4:30 p.m. June 30, 2020, the Department of Liquor Control announced.

Kalo patches are flourishing at Apuakehau, the Hawaiian cultural park across from the Baldwin Home Museum on Front Street. Planted by students from King Kamehameha III School and Holy Innocents Preschool in early February, the kalo plants are now over 5 feet tall.

As of noon on Sunday, May 24, 2020, there are 643 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with no  new cases reported today. To date, 591 people (94.4%) have recovered including 105 in Maui County. There are currently 35 active cases in the state.

PacWhale Eco-Adventures released the below statement regarding an “Essential Workers Week” that the company plans to host. 

A 37-year-old Kahului man suffered life-threatening injuries when he collided into a wild pig in the roadway and was ejected while operating a motor scooter on the Maui Veterans “Mokulele” Highway (311) on Saturday night.

After reviewing the applicant aquarium fishers’ proposal and testimony and deliberating for over four hours, the BLNR determined that the EIS did not adequately disclose the potential environmental impacts from the issuance of ten aquarium fishing permits for West Hawaiʻi.

Here is a list of lane closures on Maui this week (May 23 to May 29).

As of noon on Saturday, May 23, 2020, there are 643 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with one  new case reported today on the island of Maui. To date, 589 people (94%) have recovered including 105 of the 118 cases in Maui County. There are currently 37 active cases in the state.