Maui News

The County Charter and Chapter 2.80B, Maui County Code, direct the appointment of the CPAC for each community plan area. Committee members are appointed to provide resident input in the planning process. CPAC members provide guidance on local issues that influence the physical, social, and economic development of their community and are charged with reviewing and recommending revisions to update the Community Plan. 

This year’s recipients are Samantha Joyce Della of Maui High School, Kaylee Volner of Seabury Hall, Aiden Bluh of Maui Preparatory Academy, and Tommy Musto of Hawaiʻi Technology Academy. 

Maui Now’s featured jobs for the week of May 22 to 28, 2022. Add your job listing.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture, and state Department of Land and Natural Resources will host a community meeting on Bovine Tuberculosis for the Molokaʻi community on Wednesday, May 25 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Coral reproduction is tied to both the lunar and tidal cycles. “If you track the timing of the moon phase, as well as the outgoing tides, you get a good idea of when coral tend to spawn.” 

“We’ve been meeting with the community, many of whom are lineal descendants of Pololū, so they have deep connections to the area. Brainstorming led to the great idea for having onsite stewardship. That’s the model we always want to follow; empowering communities to lead their own initiatives,” Bauer explained.

Maui Obituaries for the week ending May 22, 2022. May they rest in peace.

The year 1916 not only marked the birth of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, but also is remembered for the eruption of the Honamalino flow from the Southwest Rift Zone (SWRZ) of Mauna Loa 106 years ago.

Annually, an average of 7,393 Hawaiʻi residents are diagnosed with invasive cancer and 2,393 individuals die from this disease. There are more than 66,779 Hawaiʻi residents who are cancer survivors.

“The message is simple: no to dirty fuels and yes to clean energy,” event organizers said. “These gatherings drew metaphorical and actual lines in the sand; human lines in the sand against the threat of dirty fuels.”

Saying the federal government has severely outdated cost estimates that are negatively impacting Hawai’i’s schools and students, Hawai’i congressional leaders called on the US Department of Agriculture to increase its meal reimbursement rate for Hawai’i.

State lawmakers and transportation industry officials gathered recently to announce the approval of a bill that will make Hawaiʻi the first state to commit to a zero-emissions, clean transportation future for air, sea and ground transportation, according to a state Senate news release.

A proposed bill to adopt amendments to the Maui Digital Zoning Map for approximately 13 parcels that are currently zoned P-1, M-1, PK, R-2 and R-3 will be considered by the Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee on Wednesday, May 25, at 1:30 p.m.

Maui Cancer Resources offers a Cancer Support Group with sessions to inspire, empower, and stay connected to the community.

A moderate 4.7 earthquake reported late Saturday night was primarily caused by a “lateral slip along a sub-vertical fault,” and does not appear to be directly related to “magmatic activity” at the Hualālai volcano, according to scientists with the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Annual Mayor’s Small Business Awards in 2022. All nominees and winners will be honored during an event to be held in October.

After the Hawai’i State Senate session adjourned May 5, it released a roundup of priority bills that passed, including those in agriculture, housing, economic recovery, education and health.

Effective Sunday, May 22, 2022, the Maui hospital will allow one visitor per patient, per day for a maximum of two hours a day during the hours of 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Maui Health officials note that some units and/or patients may be closed to visitors at certain times.

The proposed multi-million project is described as a “first of its kind” and the “largest investment by any county or the state to establish a permanent place for hula and associated ʻōiwi arts.”