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COVID-19 at a Glance

Latest developments: • State Department of Health on Friday reported 3,099 new confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 2,564 cases on Oahu, 322 cases on Maui, 97 on Hawaii island, 31 on Kauai, 14 on Molokai, and 71 Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state. • There have now been 160,031 confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 114,192 on Oahu, 18,774 in Maui County (17,881 on Maui, 607 on Molokai and 286 on Lanai), 16,856 in Hawaii County and 6,017 on Kauai. A total of 4,192 Hawaii residents have been diagnosed outside of the state. • Three new deaths were ...

Maui County’s COVID cases could reach 1,000 today

Maui County’s COVID-19 positive case count today could reach 1,000 as a result of lag times with laboratories, understaffing and the large number of tests being run, Mayor Michael Victorino said Friday afternoon. Victorino said during the county’s news conference that he was informed of the number by the state Department of Health and Maui District Health Officer Dr. Lorrin Pang, whose “early count” on Friday for today’s cases has the total reaching 1,000. On Friday, the department reported 336 new confirmed and probable cases in Maui County, with 322 on Maui and 14 on ...

School’s out, for now

Haiku mom Heather Nova pushes her kids McKenna, 5, and Kai, 3, on a tire swing at Kalakupua Playground Thursday morning. She said the kids are on an unexpected weeklong break from school due to a suspected case of COVID-19. “I wish my kids were in school, but their teacher is sick,” Nova ...

Third cruise line signs agreement to resume sailing to Hawaii

The Maui News The World Residences at Sea has signed a port agreement with the state, allowing it to resume sailing in Hawaiian waters, the Department of Transportation Harbors Division announced Friday. The company is the third cruise line, along with Carnival Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Lines, to sign an agreement with the state that outlines health and safety protocols for cruise lines returning to Hawaii after a nearly two-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic. The World is expected to arrive at Lahaina Harbor at 9 a.m. today and depart at 6 p.m. Monday, according to ...

Young Brothers to restore full cargo service next week

Young Brothers said Thursday that “barring any setbacks,” it expects to fully restore all cargo acceptance and delivery services from Kahului to Honolulu by Monday. A COVID-19 outbreak last week left the company shortstaffed as eight out of roughly 33 Young Brothers employees at the ...

FEMA nurses bound for Maui hospital

Maui Memorial Medical Center will be receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency nurses this coming week and the next, “to offer relief staffing, just as in past surges.” Maui Health, which operates Maui Memorial, said in a news release Thursday that it is unsure of how many relief ...