Maui News

Maui Obituaries for the week ending Aug. 15, 2021. May they rest in peace.

There were 845 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday. The latest data represents an average of 671 cases per day for the state over the past seven days.

The commission on Wednesday voted to seek a waiver from the mayor in the form of a letter, outlining the commission’s concern that they would like to pursue their desire to conduct the interviews and the written exam in-person.

The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations.

The 19th Richard Ho‘opi‘i Leo Kiʻekiʻe Falsetto Contest is seeking contestants. The contest will be live-streamed from the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 at 6 p.m.

If residents have received a disconnection notice or past due payment reminder letter, MEO can assist them through emergency Energy Crisis Intervention. This service is offered year round, and MEO can serve 15 households a month. So far this year, 155 households (365 individuals) have received a total of $100,612 in assistance.

There were 791 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Saturday, including: 542 on O‘ahu (+2 probable); 129 on Hawai‘i Island (+5 probable); 59 on Maui (+6 probable); 13 on Kaua‘i (+2 probable); five Molokaʻi (+1 probable); and 22 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (+5 probable).

Whatʻs on the minds of Maui residents? This version of Maui Nowʻs letters to the editors include the debate on COVID-19 vaccinations — public safety versus personal freedom — and calls to help Henry the Pig.

Speaker Saiki Urges Gov. Ige to Implement a Hawai‘i Health Pass Requirement to show proof of vaccination to enter places like restaurants, gyms and stores.

For the second time this week, hundreds of people gathered for a demonstration in Wailuku advocating for medical freedoms amid vaccination mandates.

The Maui hospital in collaboration with the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi, will be welcoming several rapid response nurses and respiratory therapists to assist in caring for COVID-19 patients.

Schools and complex areas across the state reported a total of 325 confirmed cases between Aug. 7 and 13, including 39 cases in Maui County.

A male pedestrian who was working in the middle of a lane on Kanaloa Avenue in Wailuku, was struck by an oncoming vehicle and sustained critical life-threatening injuries this morning.

“When we have hospitals that are really worried about being able to take care of people, that is a crisis. When we see this exponential growth in the amount of people that are getting infected with COVID everyday–2,000 people in the past three days–that is a crisis. And at the point at which we overwhelm our resources, that’s a disaster, and that’s where we’re heading, and we’re trying really hard not to get there and that’s why we’re trying to work with the hospitals.”

They remained closed until they could ensure that all cold-holding units remained at ≤41°F during operating hours and they restaurant has since received DOH approval to reopen.

Papa Ola Lokahi and five Native Hawaiian Health Care Centers will receive $20 million in federal funding to support vaccination efforts; respond to and mitigate the spread of COVID-19; and strengthen health care services for Native Hawaiian families across the state.

All Hawai‘i State Department of Education employees will be required to be tested weekly for COVID-19 begining Aug. 23 to comply with Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation and to help ensure a safe environment for students and staff, the Department announced today.

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

There were *1,167 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 109 on Maui and six on Moloka’i.

Upon arrival, firefighters found propane discharging from a tank that feeds the Olowalu General Store.