PUKALANI — They add up to nearly 30 feet and 1,385 pounds of power for the King Kekaulike High School football team. The five players who will start for Na Alii’s offensive line range from gargantuan to on the small side, but they appear to be the strongest unit on the team and are a big ...
A local nonprofit’s preschool program has enough federal funding to serve 219 children this school year but only has the capacity for 160 due to the closure of three centers and lack of teachers. Three more lead teachers are needed to reopen three of Maui Economic Opportunity’s 13 Head ...
The Maui News The head of the Hawaii Nurses’ Association said that the current shortage of health care professionals “could have been prevented by Hawaii’s hospital leaders,” in the wake of Gov. David Ige’s decision to allow out-of-state nurses to temporarily practice in Hawaii. Nurses’ Association President Daniel Ross said that while “we appreciate the immediate action” by the governor and state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, “this is a temporary, band-aid solution.” “The current problem we are facing is the result of short-sighted management ...
The Maui News For the fourth time in a row, the Hawaii state champion will be in Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series. Kekoanui Payanal and Brennan Tomas homered, and Jaron Lancaster pitched all but one out of Honolulu Little League’s 9-2 victory over Sidewinder (Ariz.) in the West Regional final Friday night in San Bernardino, Calif. The youngsters from Oahu used a six-run second inning to back Lancaster and propel themselves to the club’s third Little League World Series appearance in four tournaments — Honolulu won it all in 2018 and placed third last ...
The Maui News Gov. David Ige approved emergency rules on Thursday that will allow out-of-state nurses to temporarily practice in Hawaii without applying for and obtaining a license, citing the state health care systems struggles with staffing. “The COVID-19 virus continues to cause a strain on the state’s healthcare system with hospitals throughout our communities reporting serious staffing challenges and conditions,” Ige said in a news release Thursday. “This action addresses the immediate peril to public health and ensures that medical professionals may focus on providing ...
KAUAI: New cases: 162 • Total cases: 16,749 • Average cases: 23 • Positivity rate: 17.7% OAHU: New cases: 2,262 • Total cases: 230,797 • Average cases: 326 • Positivity rate: 13.9% MAUI: New cases: 348 (342 on Maui, 6 on Molokai, none on Lanai) • Total cases: 39,877 (37,892 ...
