Maui News

The family of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor Emerita Haunani-Kay Trask confirmed that the distinguished educator died on July 3.

The confirmed cases included: 20 on O‘ahu (+1 probable); 11 on Kaua‘i; four on Hawai‘i Island (+1 probable); eight on Maui (-1 probable); and (+3 probable) in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Members of Maui’s community who’ve lost loved ones to impaired driving gathered alongside the Maui Police Department in Kahului yesterday to spread awareness and prevent further deaths caused by impaired driving.

The Maui County Council passed a moratorium on building permits for new visitor accommodations in South and West Maui in a 6-2 vote Friday.

Congressman Ed Case announced the full House passage of the INVEST in America Act on Thursday, July 1, calling for a $715 billion five-year federal government investment in our nation’s surface transportation and water infrastructure.

A 41-year-old Lahaina man was arrested and released following a traffic stop in West Maui last weekend in which police recovered 100 grams of crystal meth and thousands of dollars in cash. #MauiNow

A new free application that provides official information on hiking trails, hunting areas statewide debuted this week.

#HiGotVaccinated Week No. 3 winners: (top R to L) Amy Yamashiro; Jolene Mears. (bottom R to L) Kimberly Harai; Luiza Pentz; and Les Matsumoto of Pāʻia, Maui.

The confirmed cases included: 43 on O‘ahu (+9 probable); nine on Kaua‘i; six on Hawai‘i Island (+1 probable); four on Maui (+1 probable); and six in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Pet stores or any other retailer that has raw milk in their possession must remove the product from sale immediately and destroy or return the product to their supplier. Failure to do so may result in seizure and fines of up to $10,000 per day.

The Maui District Health Office in partnership with the National Guard Medic Team on Maui will be continuing their Friday vaccination clinics at Queen Ka’ahumanu Center for the month of July. In addition, they will be holding clinic on two Saturdays this month upcountry at the Kulamalu Center near the food trucks.

Consumer fireworks can only be legally ignited from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Setting off fireworks outside designated times is punishable by law. Violations are subject to fines of up to $2,000

The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly $3 million to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for expansion of the Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 pilot project in Hawaiʻi schools with vulnerable and underserved communities. The program provides rapid testing of teachers and staff, and distributes information about mitigation and vaccination.

Approved amendments to Hawai’i Administrative Rules Chapter 13-241 by Governor David Ige will result in implementation for new vessel titles by the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR).

Governor David Ige signed a third proclamation extending the emergency disaster relief period for the Counties of Maui and Kaua‘i, and the City and County of Honolulu, following heavy rains that caused flooding, landslides and fear of dam failure in March.

The state is finalizing preparations for the July 8 launch of the State of Hawai‘i’s vaccination exemption program for domestic, Hawai‘i-bound travelers vaccinated in the United States or US Territories.

A spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration tells Maui Now that the pilots aboard Transair Flight 810 made an emergency landing in the ocean after reporting engine trouble. They were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the aircraft in the water.

Rosemary Kaʻimilei Keamoai-Strickland, from Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe under the direction of kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, took home the 2021 title of Miss Aloha Hula.

Maui Now received complaints from individuals who tried to access the system only to find that many dates and popular weekend slots had already been taken. Visitors to the site report that within minutes after the publicized 7 a.m. opening, the site was booked solid through the end of the year.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to the University of Hawai‘i Maui College for a project called, “‘ĀINA IS: Advancing Informal Native ‘Āina-based Inspirations in STEM.”