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Agency to suspend COVID dashboard

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency will no longer update the online COVID-19 Information Hub dashboard on Saturdays, Sundays or state/federal holidays as cases decline statewide, the agency announced Friday. As the omicron variant surge of COVID-19 has subsided and vaccinations have reduced the average severity of infections, daily case data have become less crucial to managing pandemic response, the agency said in a news release. More weight is being given to data on hospitalization and similar measures reflecting COVID-19’s effect on the health care system and its capacity. ...

Arrivals at start of 2022 doubled compared to same time last year

Visitors to Maui in January more than doubled compared to the same time last year, and spending more than tripled from 2021, though the numbers still trailed arrivals and spending prior to the pandemic. Maui saw 183,278 visitors in January, up nearly 174 percent from the 66,925 visitors in ...

COVID-19 at a Glance

Latest developments: • State Department of Health on Thursday reported 314 new confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 198 cases on Oahu, 42 on Maui, 24 on Hawaii island, 23 on Kauai, three on Molokai, two on Lanai and 22 Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state. • There have now been 236,749 confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 164,088 on Oahu, 29,562 in Maui County (27,999 on Maui, 937 on Molokai and 626 on Lanai), 25,885 in Hawaii County and 11,471 on Kauai. A total of 5,743 Hawaii residents have been diagnosed outside of the state. • Three new deaths ...

COVID-19 at a Glance

Latest developments: • State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 166 new confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 83 cases on Oahu, 24 on Hawaii island, 21 on Maui, 11 on Kauai and 27 Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state. • There have now been 236,435 confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 163,890 on Oahu, 29,515 in Maui County (27,957 on Maui, 934 on Molokai and 624 on Lanai), 25,861 in Hawaii County and 11,448 on Kauai. A total of 5,721 Hawaii residents have been diagnosed outside of the state. • Seven new deaths were reported Wednesday; the ...

2 inmates recover, active cases at 10

Ten inmates at the Maui Community Correctional Center had active COVID-19 cases Wednesday, following the recovery of two inmates, the state Department of Public Safety reported. The department also reported 30 negative inmate test results and 10 negative staff test results.