Maui News

“The business community recognizes that to end this pandemic, we’re going to need even more people vaccinated,” said Baehr. According to the DOH, segments of the business community are stepping up to support the incentive component of the #HIGotVaccinated campaign that is designed specifically to attract and reward those who will be vaccinated in the coming days and weeks.

The AG RESEARCH Act would provide competitive grants to schools of agriculture for altering, modernizing, renovating or remodeling research facilities and equipment. The USDA Secretary is directed to distribute the grants equitably based on geography, diversity and size of institutions.

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi reintroduced the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, which encourages colleges and universities to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admissions applications by providing guidance and training to schools to change their policies.

There were 437 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Monday. It comes after four consecutive days in which the state’s total new cases has been in the 600s. The confirmed cases included: 288 on O‘ahu (+5 probable); 68 on Hawai‘i Island (-1 probable); 41 on Maui (+11 probable); 16 on Kaua‘i; Molokaʻi (+4 probable); and five in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Maui police arrested three men for unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, in addition to other charges, following an alleged theft of a trailer and belongings, and a subsequent altercation in East Maui on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce is now accepting Product Vendor and Food Truck Vendor Applications for the 2021 Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival. The 8th Annual event will be held at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Nov. 5 and 6, 2021 and virtually through an online marketplace.

The REALTORS Association of Maui is hosting a free event for prospective homebuyers on Facebook Live on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 7 pm.

Due to a new eligibility category for the PGA TOUR’s Sentry Tournament of Champions, 2020 Tokyo gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States qualified for the 2022 tournament that returns to The Plantation Course at Kapalua on January 5-9.

Organizers say an estimated 500 people attended today’s rally fronting the State Office and County buildings in Wailuku, Maui, calling for freedom of choice amid further vaccination mandates announced in recent days.

Hawai‘i Community Foundation today announced $7 million in awards from its CHANGE Grants program to 194 nonprofits statewide, including 27 in Maui County, that are working to address some of the state’s most difficult challenges.

On Saturday, Aug. 14, Hawaiian Paddle Sports invites residents and visitors to join in a day of community service to help restore the Lā‘ie Wetlands in South Maui.

The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kāʻanapali is offering a summer deal for kama‘āina with its 50% off sale for stays Aug. 14-23 and Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2021 in the resort’s Ocean Tower’s “‘Āina” and “Premium Resort View” rooms.

The median sales price for single-family homes remained over $1 million in July at $1.05M, down only slightly from an island-wide record high of June 2021 ($1,117,500).

There were 643 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Sunday, now the second highest day on record in the state since the pandemic began. It’s also the fourth consecutive day that the state’s total new cases has been in the 600s.

Maui Obituaries for the week ending Aug. 8, 2021. May they rest in peace.

While we typically attribute the long-lasting bonds of social familiarity to complex thinkers like humans, growing evidence indicates that we underestimate the importance of friendship networks in seemingly “simple” animals, such as fish, and its importance for survival in the wild. To better understand how familiarity impacts social fishes, a group of research scientists studied this idea using schooling coral reef fish.

The word ‘radar’ recalls images of a meteorologist forecasting weather, or aircraft blips on a green radar display, as frequently portrayed in the movies. RADAR is an acronym for Radio Detection And Ranging, a tool that has been broadly used since its conception in the early 1900s.

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

Renters and mortgage holders facing difficulties making their payments may qualify for assistance – including with back rent – and could receive information and help in applying for relief at Maui Economic Opportunity in-person outreach events and offices.

An unprecedented collection of pulsating giant red stars has been identified by astronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy. Using observations from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, the researchers detected the stars, whose rhythms arise from internal sound waves and provide the opening chords of a symphonic exploration of our galactic neighborhood.