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Family Life Center to receive four county-owned mobile housing units

The Maui News The Family Life Center Inc. is set to receive four county-owned mobile housing units that were acquired at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to address emergency needs. The Family Life Center is a social service agency that will repurpose these mobile housing units to “bridge housing” for those who have successfully applied for permanent housing, but are awaiting a unit to become available, the county said in a news release. “Family Life Center does incredible work in our community to support those who are unsheltered,” Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino ...

Caramel apples, local family apparel among Made in Maui County vendors

A sweet business resurrected during the pandemic has proven successful for a Makawao woman who got inspiration for her caramel apples from a trip to Disneyland. More than a decade ago, Angela Bascon visited the “Happiest Place on Earth” and marveled at the baked goodies and sweets, ...

COVID-19 at a Glance

KAUAI: New cases: 63 • Total cases: 18,197 • Average cases: 10 • Positivity rate: 9.1% OAHU: New cases: 691 • Total cases: 251,847 • Average cases: 113 • Positivity rate: 5.5% MAUI: New cases: 121 (119 on Maui, 1 on Molokai, 2 on Lanai) • Total cases: 43,547 (41,459 on Maui, ...

Visitor arrivals in September higher than at same time prior to pandemic

Maui saw the second-highest amount of visitors in the state in September as the Valley Isle continues to see a recovery in tourism and visitor spending, according to preliminary visitor statistics released last week by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. During September, Maui saw 218,468 visitors arrive to the island by air, which is up 4 percent compared to the 210,108 people who came to Maui in September 2019, according to the report. It’s only the second time this year that the number of visitors in a month surpassed the number of visitors who ...

Maui County Senior Fair draws 1,600 people

The Maui News The first in-person Maui County Senior Fair since 2019 on Saturday drew about 1,600 people to the War Memorial Gym, where they ate local food, met candidates for office, listened to live music by George Kahumoku Jr. and got their flu shots and COVID-19 boosters. Maui Economic ...

FEMA to reimburse county for testing

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized the release of more than $1.5 million to Maui County to reimburse the public funds it spent to test people for COVID-19 from October 2020 through September 2021. The payment covers the cost of testing equipment, supplies, and personnel who administered more than 33,000 tests at three locations over the course of a year, including during the surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the delta variant, according to a news release. The Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) operated three COVID-19 testing sites in Kahului, Kihei and Lahaina ...