Maui News

The Hawai‘i Department of Health unveiled its newest tool to help encourage more Hawai‘i residents to get vaccinated: COVID-19 vaccination progress maps.

The new partnerhship Kaukau 4 Keiki will provide healthy food during the summer for children living in rural areas of Hawaiʻi.

Friends, family and community members are mourning the loss of Wilfredo “Fred” Guzman, a longtime member of the sports, news and soccer community on Maui.

The award goes to students of good character who want to continue their education after high school.

The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations will start requiring Pandemic Unemployment Assistance or “PUA” claimants to make three job contacts beginning the week of June 13, 2021.

A blessing ceremony for Mahi Pono and Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival broke new ground at Mahi Pono’s central Maui farm this morning.

A new infestation of stinging and invasive little fire ants was confirmed on a property in Huelo, Maui in May. Despite the proximity of this site to another infestation in Huelo, experts from the Maui Invasive Species Committee say these sites do not appear to be related.

Hawaiʻi Land Trust received $50,000 to support iwi kūpuna protection at Hawaiʻi Land Trust’s 277-acre Waihe‘e Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge on Maui.

A California woman was arrested on Maui on Wednesday, June 2, for alleged violation of rules and orders related to the state’s travel quarantine.

The confirmed cases included: 30 on O‘ahu (+6 probable); two on Hawai‘i Island (+1 probable); one on Kaua‘i; Maui (+1 probable); and four cases in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Following Memorial Day weekend, gas prices in Hawaiʻi rose no more than two cents per gallon or paused in most regions, according to AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

Are you interested in becoming a designer, maker, retail-focused entrepreneur or story teller? Applications are now open through June 6 for the inaugural Mahikū Summer Internship program that teaches the process of design, from ideation to production.

This yearʻs field is set with 47 entries, including two Hawaiʻi-based entries: Gib Black’s Lurline and Bob Pethick’s Bretwalda 3.

A high-resolution, real-time wave run-up forecast tool, able to predict coastal flooding up to six days in advance, has been developed for the West Maui shoreline, the University of Hawaiʻi reports.

Improvements to the Hāna Boat Ramp and wharf will result in construction and closures that may impact boaters beginning the last week of June.

This legislation, comprised of the Stop Senior Scam Act and Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021, will assist stakeholders in training employees to recognize the warning signs of elder fraud and to prevent irreversible damage to elderly victims.

A lane of Kokomo Road will be closed from Ala Olu Place to Haiku Road from 9 p.m. June 3 to 5 a.m. June 4, 2021. Following site preparation and excavation, water service will be out for five hours from midnight to 5 a.m. June 4 to make necessary repairs.

Duke’s Beach House recognized faculty at Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School as Educator of the Month recipients. The recipients were presented with an engraved koa box and a $100 certificate to Duke’s Beach House, recognizing their contributions to the educational development of West Maui keiki.

“We see no detectable changes in activity at the summits or along the rift zones of Lōʻihi, Kīlauea, or Mauna Loa as a result of this earthquake. Aftershocks are possible and could be felt.”

With summer approaching, skin cancer specialists across the state are urging residents to pay closer attention to their skin, sun exposure and proper treatment.