Another positive employee test for COVID-19 was reported Wednesday at the Maui Community Correctional Center, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Three staff members have recovered, bringing the total to seven employees and two inmates with active COVID cases at the Wailuku jail, the department reported. The two inmates were in medical isolation.
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii recorded an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations Wednesday as the omicron variant continued to spread throughout the islands. There was a 35 percent increase in hospitalizations from the previous day, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The Hawaii health department reported a total of 439 infected patients in Hawaii hospitals Wednesday. There were 324 on Tuesday. There were 31 people in intensive care and 14 on ventilators. Hawaii, with a population of about 1.5 million people, reported more than 3,500 new cases Wednesday. On Monday, the Queen’s ...
KAHULUI — The defending Maui Interscholastic League Division I boys basketball champions from Baldwin High School are just glad to get on to the court for a game these days. The Bears did just that on Wednesday night at Maui High’s Shine Matsui Athletic Center. Playing its third MIL game of the season, Baldwin walked away with a 56-34 win over the Sabers, who were playing their first league game after COVID-19 postponements. “A win is a win, especially in times like these,” Baldwin coach Cody Tesoro said. “You take them how you get them — just playing the game is a win ...
The Maui News The King Kekaulike High School and Kamehameha Maui girls soccer teams both registered wins on Wednesday, the first day of the Maui Interscholastic League season. Na Alii and the Warriors have finished 1-2 in the league the last three seasons before the 2021 season was scrapped due to COVID-19 concerns. At Olinda, Na Alii started their title defense with a 9-0 win over Seabury Hall. Ui Kaaihue scored three consecutive first-half goals for King Kekaulike, which led 6-0 at halftime. Madelyn Dougherty scored Na Alii’s first two goals of the game, and Journey Andaya ...
As students and staff continue to be absent in schools across the state, a Maui High School teacher described the first two weeks of the second semester as the most “chaotic” it has ever been since the pandemic began. Mathematics teacher Jodi Kunimitsu said that in one of her classes of ...
Latest developments: • State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 2,929 new confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 1,999 cases on Oahu, 496 cases on Maui, 208 on Hawaii island, 180 on Kauai, 21 on Molokai, seven on Lanai and 18 Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state. • There have now been 150,028 confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 106,573 on Oahu, 17,493 in Maui County (16,664 on Maui, 558 on Molokai and 271 on Lanai) and 5,627 on Kauai. A total of 4,028 Hawaii residents have been diagnosed outside of the state. • No new deaths were reported ...
