Maui News

Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation in cooperation with many of its partners, will replace its Localicious campaign over the next few weeks with a campaign to support all Hawaiʻi restaurants who are open for takeout and delivery during this COVID-19 pandemic.

The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands today requested donations of hygiene products as their various statewide corps and programs ramp up to provide emergency disaster services in the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak in Hawaiʻi.

US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced legislation to force President Trump to implement the Defense Production Act of 1950 and federalize the manufacture and distribution of scare in-demand medical supplies in order to cure the growing inefficiencies of 50 states and thousands of hospitals that he says are competing against each other for medical supplies.

The group has rescheduled celebrations and adjusted operations in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Organization to provide virtual whale watches and other online programs.

The senator says the bill “provides a $500 billion slush fund for huge corporations with little transparency or oversight.”

Maui police responded to 7 burglaries, 5 vehicle thefts and 9 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from March 8 to March 15, 2020.

MAUI STAY AT HOME ORDER STARTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25: Mayor Michael Victorino announced an update to Public Health Emergency Rules ordering everyone in Maui County to stay at home and work from home, effective Wednesday, March 25, 2020. This order will be in effect until April 30.

Hawaiian Airlines website is now posting an advisory that it will begin suspending long-haul flights to and from Hawaiʻi, effective Thursday, March 26, 2020. The company website states that Hawaiian Airlines will keep a network that will continue to provide vital connectivity for guests traveling “within the state.”  

The department is is encouraging customers to use phone, online services, mail and email to conduct business safely.

As of March 22, 2020, noon, there is a total of 56 confirmed or presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Hawai‘i. New positive results were received today for eight individuals on two islands. All new cases are Hawai‘i residents. Three people have required hospitalization; two remain hospitalized. Travel histories are pending, however two of the new cases had definite travel, while two had contact with travelers. In total, 48 cases are residents and 8 are non-residents.  One of the cases reported today is a child, therefore, there are 54 adult and two pediatric cases.

With Governor David Ige’s announcement yesterday for a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travelers arriving in Hawaiʻi starting Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines announced a reduction in flight schedules to a ‘bare bones level,’ after Wednesday.

The two most recent Hawaiʻi cases include a civilian employee who works at Tripler Army Medical Center, and a civilian employee who works at Wheeler Army Airfield. Upon returning from travel, both individuals developed symptoms and were subsequently tested.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has launched a COVID-19 update page on its website to provide information regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on the department’s operations.

Educational event canceled over concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

Mayor Victorino provides an update as Gov. Ige announces a 14-day mandatory quarantine for all incoming travelers.

Below is an open letter from Mayor Michael Victorino to residents of Maui County issued this evening, March 21, 2020, amid the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An overturned car is blocking two lanes along Lower Honoapiʻilani Road fronting Napili Shores. 

Gov. David Ige is expected to provide updates on the COVID-19 cases in Hawaiʻi at 3 p.m. 

In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) is calling upon Governor David Ige to immediately institute a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine of anyone who travels to Hawaiʻi, including both visitors and kamaʻāina returning home.