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BREAKING: Hawaiʻi’s Safe Travels program to end after March 25; assessment underway on indoor masking
PC: Office of Governor David Ige / Zoom (3.1.22) Governor David Ige today announced an end to the state’s Safe Travels Hawaiʻi program for domestic travel when the state’s current emergency proclamation related to COVID-19 ends on March 25, 2022; but he left the door open to potentially extend the state’s indoor mask mandate. While …
BREAKING: Mayor repealing Maui County Public Health Emergency Rules, effective March 1, 2022
All of Maui County’s Public Health Emergency Rules are being repealed, effective March 1, 2022, according to an announcement by Maui Mayor Michael Victorino this afternoon. This effects Maui County’s rules only, and not the state’s emergency proclamation. “We only will be able to do this because the new case counts are very low, our …
BREAKING: Male Surfer Injured by Apparent Shark Bite Near Honolua Bay | Maui Now
Maui Now graphic. By Wendy Osher An adult male surfer was reportedly taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Center after suffering from an apparent shark bite at Honolua Bay on Maui, where a surf competition was set to get underway at 10 a.m. today. Sources tell Maui Now that the incident occurred at around 7:45 …
BREAKING: Pre-Travel COVID-19 Testing Program for Trans-Pacific Visitors Delayed to Oct. 1 at the Earliest | Maui Now
Governor David Ige this afternoon announced a delay in the start of the state’s pre-travel testing program to October 1, 2020. This pushes the perviously announced Sept. 1 date to October 1, 2020 at the earliest. Gov. Ige said he will continue to monitor key markets on the mainland and here in Hawaiʻi. He also joined …
BREAKING: 231 New COVID-19 Cases in Hawai’i, One More Death | Maui Now
The state Department of Health is reporting 231 newly diagnosed positive cases of COVID-19 today, with 223 on O‘ahu, five on Hawai‘i Island and three on Maui. Today, the Health Department also reports the death of an O‘ahu man, older than 60, who passed away yesterday. His death is being recorded as the 31st since …
BREAKING: Governor Reinstates Interisland Quarantine on Aug. 11 | Maui Now
Governor David Ige this afternoon announced he is reinstating the mandatory 14-day interisland travel quarantine for anyone traveling interisland. This takes effect on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. In making the announcement, he said, “There’s no question the virus is surging in the state.” He said the decision came amid record high numbers on Oʻahu and …
BREAKING: New Single-Day Record: 109 New COVID-19 Cases in Hawai’i (98 on O’ahu, 9 on Maui, 2 on Kaua’i) | Maui Now
The number of COVID-19 cases reported today has hit another single-day record, although the State had been anticipating the increase due to lab closures on Sunday and Monday after Hurricane Douglas. The case count for today stands at a total of 109. That includes 98 on O‘ahu, nine on Maui, and two on Kaua‘i. A …
BREAKING: Mayor Victorino Asks Governor to Reinstate 14-Day Interisland Quarantine | Maui Now
Maui Mayor Michael Victorino says he is asking the Governor to reinstate the mandatory 14-day quarantine on interisland travel due to the large numbers of COVID-19 cases occurring on the island of Oʻahu. The request was sent to the Governor this afternoon. Today marked a second record high single-day increase for new cases, which rose …
BREAKING: Mayor Supports Delay in Hawai’i Pre-Travel Test Program, Identifies Thresholds for Maui | Maui Now
By Wendy Osher With surges in COVID-19 cases on Oʻahu and the mainland, Mayor Victorino expressed reservations about re-opening trans-Pacific travel and rolling out the state’s pre-travel testing program on the previously announced Aug. 1 date. “When we set that date a few weeks back, things were really moving along quite quietly and we were in …
BREAKING: Health Dept. to Issue Red Placards to Restaurants and Bars that Violate COVID-19 Mandates | Maui Now
The Hawai‘i Department of Health today announced it will begin issuing red placards to restaurants and bars that violate physical distancing and other mandates to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The department’s Food Safety Branch will begin to temporarily suspend the operations of restaurants, bars and other food establishments that do not comply with physical distancing, …
