Maui News

The National Park Service released a new short film called Drawing Connections: Haleakalā National Park, shedding light on the impact of climate change on the park’s most critically endangered species, Hawaiian honeycreepers.

In the past few weeks, multiple demonstrations took place around Maui County expressing their freedom of choice as COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates gain traction across the country. At the same time, reports of hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases are also surging.

Thinking About Traffic in West Maui, a new book by local authors that explores solutions to the areaʻs traffic woes, launches Sept. 7.

The Pūpūkea Marine Life Conservation District on O‘ahu’s North Shore has expanded to include the Kapo‘o tide pools, also known as the Old Quarry tide pools.

The contest calls for youths to create a public awareness campaign around the COVID-19 prevention theme: “The Four Ws — Wear Your Mask, Wash Your Hands, Watch Your Distance and Worldwide Vaccination.”

Mayor Michael Victorino issued this statement today in response to recent media coverage about unapproved treatments for COVID-19 in Maui County.

While all state employees have the option to vaccinate or undergo testing, the report also indicates that 87 people (.6%) have applied for an exemption from the vaccination or testing requirement and 11 (.08%) were placed on leave without pay because they did not return their attestation.

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

The new rules provide a section that allows for lease agreements at the firing range. Other amendments were updates and housekeeping provisions.

There were 625 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Wednesday, including 96 on Maui and two each on Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi. There were also eight COVID-related deaths reported today–one on Maui and seven on O‘ahu.

Aloha Recycling’s HI-5 Redemption Center located at the County Haʻikū Recycling Center is temporarily closed due to staffing shortages. The Haʻikū facility is scheduled to reopen on Sept. 1.

To assist with an increase in COVID-19 cases in Hāna, a donation drive for items to help Hāna residents with personal protective items and support families in quarantine will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kahului Shopping Center in the parking lot near Burger King.

Mayor Victorino is asking residents and visitors to Maui County to voluntarily curb non-essential activities including gatherings for 21 days.

The Kahului Post Office is hosting its 5th weekend Passport Fair event on Saturday, Aug. 28, for Maui residents and out-of-state visitors who want to apply for new US passports.

The Hawai‘i State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), which is part of the state’s Executive Office on Aging, is offering resources for kupuna to prepare for Medicare’s annual open enrollment period from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2021.

A 60-year-old Georgia man, visiting Kāʻanapali in West Maui, told state officials he “was very sorry” for lifting a sea turtle out of the water by its shell, last week. He told DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources officers he didn’t know his actions were against the law.

“It really is about working with the healthcare system, taking the actions that we can to be able to expand services and capacity, and then at the point that we feel that we don’t have any other resources to expand capacity, then certainly we will have to look at more drastic action,” said Gov. Ige.

A research expedition in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument has returned to O‘ahu after 20 days at sea conducting coral reef monitoring, damage assessments, and expanding knowledge of limu (algae).

Six Kamehameha Maui JV baseball players each provided 16 hours worth of weekend community service to the nonprofit Pa‘upena Community Development Corporation.

There were 565 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 70 on Maui.