Maui News

Each student selected for the award received a $2,500 scholarship, and Menzer Law Firm committed a $1,000 donation to the non-profit where each of the winners volunteered their time.

In Maui County, the seven day average for new cases daily is 12, with a 1.5% test positivity rate over 14 days. This is -18% from Oct. 28 to Nov. 10, 2021. For every 100,000 residents in Maui County, there have been an average of 7.4 newly reported cases per day over the last seven days.

Whatʻs on the minds of Maui residents? This version of Maui Nowʻs letters to the editor includes opposing views about the vaccine, pickleball noise, Kanaha Pond stench, Black Rock pollution, supporting ʻAina Kupuna tax relief for ancestral land inheritance, kudos to Kīhei Post Office Postmaster, stop forgetting lessons of our ancestors and much more.

Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached a tentative agreement today on a four-year contract.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified the Proud Boys, the pro-white, far-right extremist organization as one of four hate groups in Hawaiʻi.

The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) is scheduled to arrive at its new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 following a two-day voyage around the Hawaiian Islands.

Court documents reveal disturbing allegations in a murder case brought against the adoptive parents of missing Oʻahu girl, Isabella “Ariel” Kalua.

Hawaiʻi data on deaths that occurred from Jan. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2021 found that: Fully vaccinated people age 0-59 were 34 times less likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals.

State Sen. Lynn DeCoite, Rep. Linda Clark and Rep. Kyle Yamashita will host two virtual town hall events next week for constituents in Maui County.  

The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals members in Hawaiʻi delivered a 10-day notice yesterday of a strike against Kaiser Permanente.

The County of Maui has selected Stantec — a global engineering, architecture and consulting firm — to support the development and implementation of a whole-systems approach for its climate change, resilience and sustainability program.

There were 138 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday. The latest data represents a total of 1,428 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. Maui County’s seven day average of cases peaked at 57.6 per 100,000 on Aug. 25, and has been on a steady decline since the beginning of September, dropping to 6.8 per 100,000 today.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi staff and physicians spent Veterans Day hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinics across the state for 5-11 year old children. Combined, the clinics administered hundreds of pediatric doses yesterday.  

The Molokaʻi Real Property Assessment office located at the Mitchell Pauole Center will close temporarily due to staffing shortage through Nov. 23, 2021.

This year, 29 businesses raised $10,680 and 4,562 pounds of food, which combined will provide 46,312 meals to individuals and families across the Maui Food Bank’s network.

Dean Wong, executive director of Imua Family Services spoke to Jack Dugan, Pacific Media Group’s COO and Maui Now’s director about the history of the nonprofit organization, navigating the challenges brought on by the pandemic and its future.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people identifying as American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AIAN/H/PI) experienced the highest percentage of job loss and other negative impacts among all reporting ethnic groups, according to findings in a new national report.

There were 130 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Thursday. The latest data represents a total of 1,455 “active” cases statewide over two weeks. Maui County’s seven day average of cases peaked at 57.6 per 100,000 on Aug. 25, and has been on a steady decline since the beginning of September, dropping to 6.7 per 100,000 today.

“I believe the County of Maui can better manage these parcels on behalf of our residents,” said Mayor Victorino. “Unlimited public access to our beaches is crucial for our community and a fundamental common law right in Hawaiʻi.” 

Proposed legislation to update regulations for bicycle tours operating in the Pāʻia-Haʻikū and Makawao-Pukalani-Kula community plan areas will be reviewed in the Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee virtual meeting on Tuesday at 9 a.m.