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Maui Hotels August 2021 Revenue Per Available Room Up 43% from 2019

Maui County hotels revenue per available room, known as RevPAR, was $439 for August 2021, a 43.6% increase from pre-pandemic August 2019, according to the latest Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s Hawaiʻi hotel Performance Report.

Sept. 10, 2021 COVID-19 Update: 747 New Cases in Hawai‘i, 8 Deaths

There were 747 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 100 on Maui and two on Maloka‘i. There were also eight new deaths reported today–one on Maui and seven on O‘ahu.

Hawai‘i Secures Liquid Oxygen Supply as Demand for Medical Grade Oxygen Surges

The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency has taken steps to secure a consistent supply of liquid oxygen (O2) from the mainland to the state of Hawaiʻi in order to meet the increased demands brought upon by the recent COVID-19 case count surge.

Aug. 13, 2021 COVID-19 Update: *1,167 New Cases in Hawai‘i, 1 Death (729 Average Over 3 Days)

There were *1,167 additional COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i on Friday, including 109 on Maui and six on Moloka’i.

Hawai‘i DOH: “Delta” Variant Expected to Become Dominant Strain in a Month

The Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is expected to double every two weeks, and will likely become the dominant variant in the islands in about a month or so, according to Hawai‘i Department of Health State Laboratories Division Administrator Dr. Edward Desmond.

June 15, 2021 COVID-19 Update: 37 Cases (31 Confirmed, 6 Probable)

The confirmed cases included: 13 on O‘ahu (+7 probable); eight on Hawai‘i Island; five on Maui (-3 probable); two on Kaua‘i (+1 probable); and three in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state (+1 probable).