Kaiser opens new mom and newborn center on Maui
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii today announced the opening of a new “Mom and Newborn Center” in Wailuku, Maui. Read more
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii today announced the opening of a new “Mom and Newborn Center” in Wailuku, Maui. Read more
AES has a 25-year power purchase agreement with Hawaiian Electric starting from May 31 of this year, aiming to supply renewable energy to Maui’s power network at a rate of 8 cents per kilowatt-hour. Read more
The company that initially won the state contracts for emergency medical services for Maui and Kauai counties and then lost it in a rebidding process is formally contesting awarding of the work to International Life Support, dba American Medical Response, or AMR. Read more
A $2 million gift will provide full merit-based scholarships to nursing students at the University of Hawaii Maui College beginning in the fall. Read more
It’s been more than nine months since the Maui wildfires, but thousands of Maui business owners who applied for the Maui Bridge Grant or a Small Business Administration disaster loan are still waiting. Read more
This was Maui County’s sixth traffic fatality of 2024, compared with six at the same time last year. Read more
The extension will give Maui wildfire survivors more time to decide whether they want to seek compensation through the fund. Read more
Maui has the most customers subject to the program, about 24,800. About 19,300 customers on Hawaii island, 2,700 on Oahu and 1,300 on Molokai also are in coverage areas. Read more
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Question: There’s a fund to pay people who lost family members in the Maui fires, if they don’t sue. My questions: If a parent died, do all their children have to agree, or could one heir disagree and be left out of the settlement? Also, is this only for U.S. citizens? Read more
The so-called public safety power shutoff program slated to become active July 1 will initially cover about 48,100 customers on Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Hawaii island. Read more
Maui officials failed to clear excessive invasive vegetation before fires killed 101 people in Lahaina on Aug. 8, did not plan for the catastrophe and “fumbled the emergency response,” according to a counterclaim filed by Hawaiian Electric. Read more
Police said at about 3:10 a.m., an unknown vehicle ran over the man on Lono Avenue, where he was lying in the roadway, as it traveled toward Kaahumanu Avenue. Read more
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. announced Thursday that its utility subsidiary has secured a $250 million credit line subject to state regulatory approval. Read more
The three are scheduled to appear in Maui District Court at 9 a.m. on June 27. Read more
Seventy-five Lahainaluna students have committed to UH on four-year scholarships, and LHS seniors have earned $3.3 million in scholarships. Read more
Many people who are connected to the fires remain unsettled going into Memorial Day, which in Hawaii is seen not only as a day to remember America’s fallen military, but as a day to more broadly remember friends and family who have died. Read more
AMR had been a contractor for both counties for 44 years before controversy arose in 2023 when Falck Northwest Corp., a multinational company based in Denmark, was selected. Read more
On Sunday the congregation of the Lahaina United Methodist Church, which was decimated by fire in August, will recite a unison prayer to remember the town’s 101 wildfire victims on the eve of Memorial Day. Read more
HI-EMA said in a news release that the extension, approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, reflects the state’s commitment to providing ongoing support and resources to those affected. Read more
Nearly 20 Maui teachers traveled to Oahu to ask the BOE to reconsider an increase in shortage differentials, the creation of a fire relief leave bank, and encouraged mental health support for students and staff. Read more