Breaking News

Maui Coronavirus Impacts

DOH: Wastewater testing confirms other COVID-19 data

The Maui News Wastewater testing shows that COVID-19 cases have declined since early June and that the omicron subvariant BA.5 is the dominant strain of the virus in Hawaii, according to the state Department of Health. “Data from wastewater testing aligns with other data sets,” State Laboratories Division Administrator Edward Desmond said in a news release Tuesday. “Results from COVID-19 tests taken by individuals show case counts have dropped since June. This is consistent with data in the Wastewater Report which shows concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 have declined since June. ...

Sabers get back on track vs. Bears

WAILUKU — The Maui High School football team’s 19 seniors have been through a bunch in their careers. They endured a winless Maui Interscholastic League varsity season as freshmen, have played for three different head coaches and missed the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

COVID-19 at a Glance

KAUAI: New cases: 534 • Total cases: 17,816 • Average cases: 8 • Positivity rate: 7.6% OAHU: New cases: 9,092 • Total cases: 247,014 • Average cases: 124 • Positivity rate: 6.6% MAUI: New cases: 1,847 (1,802 on Maui, 26 on Molokai, 19 on Lanai) • Total cases: 42,905 (40,836 ...

Mexican Consulate to make stop on Maui this weekend

The Maui News Staff from the San Francisco office of the Mexican Consulate will visit Maui Economic Opportunity from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday to process passports, voter credentials and other documents by appointment, MEO announced. Appointments can be made online at citas.sre.gob.mx, by phone at (424) 309-0009 or through social media at #MiConsulado. More information can be found at consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sanfrancisco/. Those who are meeting with consulate officials should know that: • If seeking a passport, applicants should show an official ID, birth certificate and ...

DOH: 10% of new COVID-19 cases are reinfections

The Maui News About 10 percent of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 involve people who had a prior infection, according to the state Department of Health. The department is updating its data dashboard to include reinfections, which it says have been growing over time. “The data on reinfections underscores what we have been saying; that limited immunity from previous infection only lasts so long,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble said in a news release Wednesday. “Regardless of whether a person has had COVID-19 in the past, they should stay up to date on their ...

Equipment drive for revived Molokai Little League to be held Saturday in Kahului

After an absence of more than five years that was exacerbated by COVID-19, Molokai Little League is making a huge comeback. Nearly 200 youngsters, ages 4-8, are set to play at the T-ball and coach-pitch level beginning next month. That’s an impressive number of participants for any Little League in Maui County, but is especially remarkable considering Molokai’s population is about 7,500. To help the MLL get going, Texas Rangers scout and Kamehameha Schools Maui head coach Shane Dudoit has organized an equipment drive for any “new and gently used” bats, gloves and training ...