Maui News

The Richard G. Schmidt Trust donated $1 million to Goodwill Hawai’i to help the nonprofit expand its job training and employment services and offerings that help more than 10,000 people annually to achieve financial independence.

The Manaʻolana Pink Paddlers are the recipient of a $5,000 grant from Bayer Fund, the philanthropic arm of Bayer.

Of today’s 169 cases, there were 119 cases identified as confirmed, and +50 probable cases were added to the count.  The confirmed cases included: 66 on O‘ahu (+41 probable); 13 on Hawai‘i Island (+9 probable); 12 on Maui (-2 probable); eight on Kaua‘i (+2 probable); and 20 Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Waiehu residents on Maui are being asked to conserve water today while Department of Water Supply personnel repair a water pump. Repairs are expected to be completed early this evening

Event organizers continued the holding pattern as they await Haleiwa to return to conditions suitable for competition to resume. The next call will be made at 7:30 a.m. HST on Monday, Nov. 29.

Starting on Wednesday, Dec. 1 the online reservation system ( pros.hnl.info ) will require credit card payment in order to confirm reservations for non-Hawai‘i residents ages 13 years and older at the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve on Oʻahu.

In collaboration with State and County agencies, Senator Lynn DeCoite (District 7 – Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe) is working to provide the public with information and resources on who to contact regarding axis deer issues.  

The Queen Kaʻahumanu Center announces Photos with Santa, now through Dec. 24, 2021.

Of today’s 135 cases, there were 137 cases identified as confirmed, and -2 probable cases were removed from the count.  The confirmed cases included: 62 on O‘ahu (-2 probable); 24 on Hawai‘i Island (-1 probable); 22 on Maui; 27 on Kaua‘i; and two Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (+1 probable).

The Shops at Wailea kicked off its holiday season with the arrival of Santa on Black Friday and the start of its annual holiday food drive. Patrons can take photos with Santa, who is behind a glass partition for safety, on Saturdays until Christmas.

The Maui Police Department is reminding visitors of safety while on vacation. A new PSA focuses on: proper placement of valuables; water safety; and Hāna Highway tips and reminders.

Rules pertaining to the Kahului Harbor Fisheries Management Area and the take and possession of ‘oama on the island of Maui have been updated and take effect beginning today, Nov. 27, 2021. 

Hāna Highway at Milepost 43 will be closed to traffic from Dec. 3-6 for completion of work on Mahalawa Bridge by Goodfellow Brothers, LLC and the County of Maui’s Department of Public Works.

An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 30, for those interested in learning about management plans for state lands between Honolua Bay and Honokōhau Bay on Maui.  

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 14, with a 1.6% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is +8% from Nov. 11 to Nov. 24, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 8.6 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.

Currently sitting at No. 4 on the Challenger Series, Maui-born Imaikalani deVault needs one last result to secure his place within the Top 12 on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.

The 8th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival has been expanded and is now a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual shopping opportunities on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Applications are opening for 130 new positions designed to help both the environment and the economy as part of the Hawaiʻi response to the economic impacts of COVID-19.

Josh Jerman of Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers is once again offering the Josh and Souk Jerman Foundation Scholarship to encourage college-bound students to use their education to benefit Maui County.

$2,500 and 500 pounds of food were collected and donated to Maui Food Bank. Together, this will provide 10,385 meals for needy families in Maui County.