Maui News

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

In July 2021, Maui County’s vacation rental occupancy improved to 83.4%, which was 1.9 percentage points higher than July 2019, according to the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. But unit demand of 186,100 nights was 18.2% less than in 2019. The reason occupancy was higher is that Maui County’s vacation rental supply — while the highest of the four Hawaiian counties — was down 20% from 2019. It’s now at 223,100 available unit nights.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY (7:53 a.m. 8.24.21): Cleanup underway on Honoapiʻilani Highway in Waikapū near the Maui Tropical Plantation following a motor vehicle accident reported at around 7:30 a.m. Traffic was backed up in the Wailuku-bound direction past the golf course.

The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Kīlauea volcano is not erupting, but scientists raised the current alert level this morning from Advisory/Yellow to Watch/Orange.

Governor David Ige today called upon Hawaiʻi residents and visitors to delay non-essential travel through the end of October 2021 due to the recent, accelerated surge in COVID-19 cases that he said is now burdening the state’s health care facilities and resources.

Maui police responded to the area of Mile Post 13.5 on Honoapiʻilani Highway in Olowalu today regarding an unresponsive male found on the shoreline.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced that beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 25, he will be suspending all large gatherings on Oʻahu for four weeks–this includes trade shows, conventions, concerts and other live events.

A California man was arrested on Maui for alleged violation of rules and orders related to the state’s travel quarantine on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021.

Kaiser Permanente has donated $143,000 to expand telehealth services for four safety net organizations in Hawaiʻi, including Community Clinic of Maui.

Maui County hotels occupancy was 81.7% for July, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) at a whopping $505, up 41.1% from pre-pandemic July 2019, according to the July 2021 Hawaiʻi Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

There were 571 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 79 on Maui and 2 on Lāna‘i.

The deadline for the first installment of Maui County real property tax payments for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 is today, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.

The US Food and Drug Administration today approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.

The NWS says that based on the latest guidance, the low will continue to track westward across Maui County and the center may pass just south of Oʻahu this afternoon, and then move south of Kauaʻi this evening.

An estimated 1,200 pounds of trash was cleaned up from West Maui’s Awalua Beach on Saturday, in an effort organized by Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for all of Maui County from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. on Monday. Winds are expected to be northerly, blowing at 20-30 mph with localized gusts over 50 mph expected.

A youth anti-bullying and suicide prevention program, Defenders Connect, will be offered by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Youth Services from 4 to 5 p.m. Aug. 23, 24 and 26 via Zoom.

There were 893 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday, including 83 on Maui and 11 on Molokaʻi. The death reported today was in an Maui woman in her 30s who was hospitalized with underlying conditions.

Maui Obituaries for the week ending Aug. 22, 2021. May they rest in peace.

The virtual event will be livestreamed on the MEO website, Facebook page and Zoom from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A concert by Nevah Too Late and a ceremony for guest of honor, Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino, will highlight the evening.