Maui News

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation took a step forward in electrification of its light duty fleet with the arrival of the first electric vehicles (EVs) procured through the State’s EV as a service contract.

The 12th Annual Hawaiʻi STEM Conference will be presented virtually April 28 – 30, with a student Hackathon to follow on May 1.

The South Maui community is encouraged to participate in this online workshop to help shape what South Maui will look and feel like in 20 years by reviewing four draft visions based on public input received during the first phase of vision workshops held in January.

The citations included: 177 for use of a mobile electronic device while driving; 173 seatbelt violations; 1 child restraint violation; four citations for pickup truck restrictions; 38 moving violations; and 28 citations for other violations.

About 17,000 current enrollees and 12,000 uninsured adults can sign up for quality health coverage with low monthly premiums.

At least three large Tiger sharks were spotted feeding on the decomposing carcass of a Humpback whale, just off-shore from Waimānalo Bay Beach Park on Oʻahu. Shark warning signs have been posted and lifeguards and law enforcement officials spent the day warning people to stay out of the water.

Gov. David Ige announced today that starting Saturday, April 17, 2021 travelers from Southern California’s Ontario International Airport may bypass the State of Hawaiʻi’s mandatory 10-day quarantine if they take a COVID-19 test from a trusted testing partner. Ontario International Airport is the 2nd airport certified by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health as a trusted testing partner. […]

Governor David Ige announced today that starting Saturday, April 17, 2021 travelers from Taiwan may bypass the State of Hawaiʻi’s mandatory 10-day quarantine if they take a COVID-19 test from a trusted testing partner.

There are no reports of anyone in Hawai‘i developing blood clots after receiving a Johnson & Johnson vaccine. People who received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the past few weeks should monitor themselves for symptoms and contact their healthcare provider if they experience a severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath. #MauiNow

The state Department of Health reports that there were 64 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Hawai‘i on Tuesday, including 38 on O‘ahu, 18 on Maui, six on Hawai‘i Island, and one in a Hawai‘i resident diagnosed while out of state. There were a total of 1,277 cases logged over the past two weeks, 323 of them in Maui County.

Seabury Hall on Maui announced the return of its summer school for students who will be entering grades 4-12 during the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. The summer school will run in three sessions from June 7-18, June 21-July 2, and July 12-16.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and US Food and Drug Administration is recommending a pause in the use and distribution of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine after six reported US cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals who had received the vaccine.

Starting this week, April 15, and every third Thursday of the month, Sunset Market at Wailea Village will partner with Kimokeo Kapahulehua to bring cultural programs to the Market.

In honor of Earth Day and Earth Week, the public is invited to a free presentation on “Growing Up Fast: A Land-Based Coral Nursery for Restoring Hawaiʻi’s Reefs” on Zoom on Wednesday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m.

More than 100 local nonprofits, community-based organizations, local businesses and schools will host more than 100 volunteer projects across the state during Volunteer Week Hawaiʻi, which takes place April 18-24.

St. Anthony School in Wailuku has started a search for a new Head of School, and has launched an Executive Transition Search Committee to ensure a smooth transition. The school has also secured Catholic search firm, Partners in Mission to guide the search.

During the 82 day patrol the cutter’s crew worked closely with partners and allied nations on numerous missions ranging from search and rescue to the prevention of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing while promoting stability and security throughout the region.

Maui police responded to four burglaries, seven vehicle thefts and four vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from April 4 – 10, 2021.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa launched a campaign to raise funds for a project retrofitting the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. Funds raised for the complex will benefit UH Football by bringing home games from the Aloha Stadium to the UH Mānoa campus.

Keiki will be cooler now that new air conditioning has been installed at the Kahi Kamalii Infant and Toddler Center, a childcare and early Childhood education facility operated by Maui Economic Opportunity and managed by the J. Walter Cameron Center.