Maui News

A friend of Edward Sakamoto, one of Hawaiʻi’s most iconic and celebrated playwrights, has gifted Sakamoto’s entire catalog of plays to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Sakamoto, a UH Mānoa alumnus, died in 2015.

Hawai‘i state law requires all students receive a physical exam and age-appropriate immunizations before starting seventh grade.

The state Department of Health reports that there were 81 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 49 on O‘ahu, 16 on Maui, 8 on Hawai‘i Island and eight in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state. There was one new death on Maui, bringing the total for the island to 53.

Expanded restoration of Indigenous loʻi systems (taro fields) to address conservation and food-security needs in the Hawaiian islands also will provide new habitat (to help replace habitat lost by ongoing sea-level rise) for endangered waterbirds, according to new research.

“Keiki who feel a sense of being cared for, supported and belonging at school and home are more likely to experience positive mental health outcomes in adulthood,” said Dr. Scott Shimabukuro, acting administrator for the DOH Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division.

Maui Fire Department crews rescued an adult and two children who were found on a stalled JetSki about 150-200 yards offshore of Mama’s Fish House in Pāiʻa on Friday evening. No one was injured.

The deadline for liquor license renewal applications for the 2021-2022 fiscal year has been extended to 4:30 p.m. June 30, 2021, the Department of Liquor Control announced.

Scientists are continually conducting geologic investigations and real-time monitoring of volcanoes as they work to better forecast volcanic eruptions and answer important questions as to when an eruption will occur, how long it will last when it does occur and what can be expected as an eruption begins and unfolds.

Maui Obituaries for the week ending May 9, 2021. May they rest in peace.

DTRIC Insurance, its employees and agency partners are inviting the community to join its virtual school supply drive to support the Helping Hands Hawai‘i’s Ready to Learn program. DTRIC will match donations up to $10,000 during the month-long campaign which runs from May 4 through 28, 2021.

Malama Maui Nui’s “Go Green Recycling” event continues from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 15 at 1870 Honoapi’ilani Hwy, Lāhaina in the parking lot mauka/behind the Lāhaina District Court.

Maui County announced it is easing up on COVID-19 restrictions, just in time for Motherʻs Day. They include allow social gatherings up to 10 people and increasing restaurant capacity to 50 percent.

The World Surf League announced the cast for ABC’s upcoming summer series “The Ultimate Surfer,” where up-and-coming surfers train and live together as they battle it out at WSL’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi is accepting applications for its Health Equity Scholarship Program providing $5,000 scholarships to graduating Hawaiʻi high school seniors. The phase one application deadline is Saturday, May 15, 2021

The state Department of Health reports that there were 91 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 73 on O‘ahu, 8 on Maui*, 6 on Hawai‘i Island, 2 on Kaua‘i and 2 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

The Maui Police Department will hold personnel training sessions at the War Memorial Football Stadium and Satoki Yamamoto Track and Field Facility for three hours in the morning on various dates this year.

Today at the Maui Animal Shelter is the last day of the Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters adoption promotion sponsored by animal advocate Cathy Bissell.

Gov. David Ige today signed the 20th proclamation on COVID-19 to allow inter-county travelers vaccinated in the State of Hawai‘i to bypass the pre-travel testing and/or quarantine requirement starting May 11.

The Maui Huliau Foundation presents a virtual “Careers in Conservation” event for Maui youth interested in pursuing environmental careers on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The event will feature more than 20 Maui professionals from a range of environmental career fields, who will share more about their jobs, their career paths and their inspiration for working to protect the ʻāina.

Four days into the “soft-launch” at Kahului Airport of Maui County’s new post-arrival testing program for unvaccinated trans-Pacific arrivals from the continental US, Dr. Alan Wu said the process is going “a lot smoother than we actually expected” and with no positive tests. Add title ‘Soft-Launch’ of Maui’s New Post-Arrival Testing Program Underway at Kahului Airport Four days into the “soft-launch” at Kahului Airport of Maui County’s new post-arrival testing program for unvaccinated trans-Pacific arrivals from the continental US, Dr. Alan Wu said the process is going “a lot smoother than we actually expected” and with no positive tests.