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Piʻilani Highway still impassable between Kaupō and Kīpahulu, Mile 35.5-37

As of late Wednesday afternoon, a 1.5 mile stretch of highway remained closed from mile 35.5 in Kaupō to mile 37 in Kīpahulu.

Mayor Tests Negative After COVID-19 Exposure During Meeting with Unvaccinated Opponents to Emergency Rules

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino tested negative for COVID-19 this weekend after meeting days earlier in-person with three unvaccinated Maui County residents opposed to state and county emergency public health rules. Two of the three residents later tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release issued by the Mayor’s office this afternoon.

Upcoming Community Budget Meeting for Fiscal Year 2023 Takes Place Oct. 7

The next community budget meeting for Fiscal Year 2023, hosted by Mayor Michael Victorino and his administration, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Maui Healthcare Providers Join in Announcing COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Kīhei-Wailea Medical Center and Maui Medical Group have joined Maui Health, which includes Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital and Lānaʻi Community Hospital, in mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for all eligible employees and providers.

July 21, 2021 COVID-19 Update: 163 Cases, 1 Death

The confirmed cases included: 95 on O‘ahu (+4 probable); seven on Hawai‘i Island (+2 probable); 10 on Maui (+8 probable); four on Kaua‘i; and 33 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed while out of state.

Access to Hawaiian Immersion Education is now a Constitutionally Protected Right

In a decision Tuesday authored by Justice Richard Pollack, three justices ruled that access to Hawaiian Immersion Education is a constitutionally protected right.