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All of Maui County’s Public Health Emergency Rules are being repealed, effective March 1, 2022, according to an announcement by Maui Mayor Michael Victorino this afternoon.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 …

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Thursday, April 1, marked the 100th day of COVID-19 vaccines being administered by Maui Health. Almost 32,000 residents throughout Maui County have been vaccinated by Maui Health. Vaccine recipients were provided with a gift Thursday and also received a COVID-19 limited edition commemorative pin. [Hawaii news on the go–LISTEN to KHON 2GO …

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 …

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 …

Complex area superintendents on the neighbor islands today announced the distance learning models that schools will be implementing on Aug.17. Public schools on Kaua‘i, Hawaiʻi Island, and Maui County – with the exception of Moloka‘i schools and Hāna High & Elementary – will transition to full distance learning for the first four weeks of the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …