Maui News

ederal team of 30 civilians is being deployed to Hawaiʻi to administer monoclonal antibody therapy to treat COVID-19 patients.

Grow Some Good will use the funds to increase the impact of their Farm to School Program and further develop their Community Food Systems Program.

Maui County real estate continued to be a sellerʻs market for August 2021, with 121 single family homes selling at a median sales price of $1,040,000, a 30.2% increase from a year ago but $5,000 less than last month, according to statistics from the REALTORS Association of Maui.

West Maui-based Nā Hoaloha ʻEkolu, a restaurant group that includes Old Lahaina Lu‘au, Star Noodle and Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop, held its annual employee-driven school supply drive to help back-to-school efforts for schools in need.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority issued an update today on the progress toward fulfilling the Maui Destination Management Action Plan or DMAP, which aims to rebuild, redefine and reset the direction of tourism over a three-year period.

There were 747 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 100 on Maui and two on Maloka‘i. There were also eight new deaths reported today–one on Maui and seven on O‘ahu.

The career centers of the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges are hosting the second annual Virtual Career Fair Sept. 9 – Oct. 1, and the public is invited to most of the eight events. 

Maui police responded to two burglaries, three vehicle thefts and seven vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Aug. 29 – Sept. 4, 2021.

Governor David Ige signed an executive order that requires contractors and visitors at state facilities and on state property to provide their vaccination or testing status prior to entry. The Order takes effect on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Cove Park, Maui. Levels of 137 per 100 mL have been detected during routine beach monitoring.

An Oregon man was arrested on Maui on Wednesday for alleged violation of rules and orders related to the state’s travel quarantine.

The Mana Road fire that burned along Old Saddle Road on the slopes of Mauna Kea on Hawai‘i Island was one of the largest wildland fires in recorded Hawai‘i history. In late July and early August, it scorched more than 42,000 acres of mostly grassland above Waimea and largely on the Parker Ranch.

BREAKING: A Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircrew reportedly located Grenz waving his hands in the air while on deck of the 42-foot sailing vessel. He was last seen departing Nāwiliwili Harbor, Kauaʻi, towards Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu, on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

“[Healthcare workers] do need some time away from all of these trials and tribulations…The way our policies have been set across the state regarding visitation, these people have really become the consolers of our people who are very sick. We need to honor them…More than one-third of Maui hotels have already stepped up to the plate to provide some really needed rest for our frontline heroes.” – Maui Mayor Michael Victorino.

Multiple pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are available across Maui at various times and locations throughout the month of September.

The event will await the best surfing conditions, running over one day, between Sept. 9-17 in the new, winner-take-all event to decide the undisputed 2021 World Champions.

The US Department of Agriculture is investing $46,552 in Hawaiʻi to build or improve renewable energy infrastructure to help agricultural producers and rural businesses lower energy costs. It is part of a $129 million national program in 48 states and Puerto Rico. 

There were 429 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Thursday, including 63 on Maui.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health has launched a new program to educate parents and teens about the health risks of vaping. Art Courtesy: DOH

A Michigan man is the latest individual to be arrested on Maui for alleged violation of rules and orders related to the state’s travel quarantine.