Maui News

Astronomers on Haleakalā raced against a brief 60-minute window during the May 26, 2021 total lunar eclipse — when the sky was darkened during a full moon — to search for faint Near-Earth Objects. And, using the University of Hawaiʻi Pan-STARRS telescopes, they pinpointed three to the northwest of the eclipsed moon.

A former Head Start student is now a teacher aide for the program. After 18 years, she was reunited with her own teacher, who worked there when she was a kid.

Maui Family Support Services will host its 14th Annual Celebration of Fathers event, Ho`olaule`a o nā Mākuakāne, at the Baldwin High School parking lot in Wailuku on June 12, from 9 am to noon.

A joint Hawaiian Electric-US Army exercise determined that during a major outage, the Schofield Generating Station on Oʻahu will be able to power up a utility-owned microgrid consisting of three U.S. Army installations in Central Oʻahu.

Maui Economic Opportunity staff members will be available to assist COVID-19 affected individuals and families with mortgage, rental and utility assistance applications at various times and locations in June and July.

Hawai’i Island police are seeking the public’s help with information on the whereabouts of a Kailua-Kona man whose one-man canoe was found unmanned approximately one mile offshore of Honaunau Bay on Saturday. The man’s 15-foot teal colored canoe was identified as belonging to 66-year old Michael Kitagawachi of Kailua-Kona. Kitagawachi is reported to have left […]

A recent Hawai‘i Department of Health-commissioned survey has confirmed the need to make vaccinations more accessible for those who face health and social disparities.

In an effort to end the peculiar school year on a high note, Percich partnered with Humans Worldwide to create an uplifting curriculum focused on happiness.

A visitor from Virginia was arrested on Maui for alleged violation of rules and orders related to the state’s travel quarantine on Saturday, June 5, 2021.

A motorcyclist was critically injured in an evening crash on North Kīhei Road on Sunday night when the operator collided into the side of a pick-up truck that was backing into the southbound lane of travel.

The confirmed cases included: 25 on O‘ahu (+7 probable); 35 on Hawai‘i Island; 13 Maui (-1 probable); and two in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

“Remember, give your best, work hard, be kind, and always put extra aloha… and patis,” said Simeon with a laugh.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2021-2022 Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows program. After 13 years, Ka Ipu Kukui has graduated a total of 170 leaders.

Maui police arrested a Massachusetts man on Friday, June 4, for alleged violation of rules and orders related to the state’s travel quarantine.

The June 1, 2021, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Kīlauea weekly update summary reads: “Kīlauea Volcano is no longer erupting. No surface activity has been observed…It is possible that the Halema‘uma‘u vent could resume eruption or that Kīlauea is entering a period of quiescence prior to the next eruption.”

With the days counting down to the 8th Hawaiʻi Energy Conference, the keynote and invited speakers have been announced. Suleman Khan of Swell Energy will give the keynote on Day 1 – June 22; and Mark Toney is the invite speaker on Day 2 – June 24.

If enacted, this legislation would restore access to these benefits for COFA citizens and assist states that have traditionally stepped in to provide assistance to the COFA community in the absence of federal aid.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has made it even more apparent that affordable and reliable broadband is critical to accessing education, health care, and other essential services. Yet millions of households remain unconnected either because broadband infrastructure has not been built to their homes or the price of broadband services is out of reach for them.”

Maui Obituaries for the week ending June 6, 2021. May they rest in peace.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority recently launched a new marketing campaign that rewards tourists for their participation in restoration, conservation, and education efforts.