Maui News

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

Former University of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan has died, according to multiple media reports. Brennan was 37-year-old.

Learn what family caregivers and their loved ones who have been vaccinated can and can’t do safely during a free webinar presented by AARP Hawaiʻi and Mountain-Pacific Quality Health on Friday, May 14 at 9 am.

Following the success of Special Olympics Hawaii’s first Paradise Plunge, the fundraiser returns to make waves this summer for its second event.

The Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center will hold a free online Money Matters Adult Financial Literacy Workshop from 10 to 11:30 am on May 19 and 20, via Zoom.

Paul Morgan, a self-employed business consultant and former Hawaiʻi Army National Guard member, officially will announce his candidacy for Governor of the State of Hawai’i 2022 on May 16 at noon at the Hawai’i Republican Party Headquarters in Honolulu.

Maui County is now accepting applications for its new federally funded Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which also includes assistance for utility bills (electricity, water, sewer and gas).

Seaman Theodore Kirkbride has been named the Coast Guard’s Enlisted Person of the Year while assigned to Coast Guard Station Maui.

Hawaiʻi House Speaker Scott K. Saiki today selected Rep. Mark M. Nakashima to serve as chair of the new Mauna Kea Working group and Saiki announced the other 14 members.

The US Food and Drug Administration today approved emergency authorization use of the Pfizer-BioN Tech vaccine for children aged 12-15.

With the adjournment of the 2021 legislative session, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature passed important measures regarding energy efficiency, clean transportation, natural resource protection and sea level rise adaptation that were prioritized by the Environmental Legislative Caucus.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 61 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Monday, including 36 on O‘ahu, 11 on Maui, 6 on Kauaʻi and 8 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Hawaiian Electric is seeking public input on its strategy to increase rooftop solar and similar customer energy resources to the scale needed to reach the state’s clean energy benchmarks.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 that combats the high Black maternal mortality rate and increases access to maternal and perinatal care.

MIRA Image Construction will be performing work on Maui County’s water system, causing a portion of homes and businesses in the Wailuku area to have their water shut off from approximately 9 pm on Thursday, May 13 until 5:30 am on Friday, May 14.

The Hawai‘i Police Department has launched an Unsolved Homicides website, which currently features five cases dating to the 1980s.

In time for Mental Health Awareness Month, a new data dashboard tracking behavioral health has been launched to provide key information and statistics on substance use, homelessness and mental health in Hawai‘i.

The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui awarded the Asa Ellison Memorial Scholarship worth $1,750 to Leilah V. Eusebio of King Kekaulike High School for her efforts in perpetuating the Japanese culture and language.

The National Weather Service has issued a small craft advisory until 6 am Tuesday, May 11, for Māʻalaea Bay, Pailolo Channel, ʻAle-nui-hāhā Channel, Big Island Leeward Waters and Big Island Southeast Waters.

On Sunday, the 22nd anniversary of a Motherʻs Day tragedy at Sacred Falls State Park on Oahʻu, officers from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) cited nine hikers for trespassing.