Maui police have already issued 236 traffic citations and made three arrests during the first few days of a seatbelt enforcement campaign that runs through Nov. 29.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for Maui, in effect until 5:15 p.m. Radar indicated heavy rain over east Maui. Rain was falling at a rate of up to 2 inches per hour with the heaviest rain located near Nāhiku and Keʻanae.

A motorist was sent to the hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries following a head-on collision on Hansen Road in Kahulu on Tuesday morning.  Maui police say speed is suspected as a factor in the crash.

There were 61 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 45 on O‘ahu, four on Maui, seven on Hawai‘i Island, one on Kaua‘i, and four in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Maui cases included two in Kīhei, and one each in Makawao and Lahaina. Kīhei has had 27 cases reported in the last 14 days; and Wailuku had 12 cases over the same period.

The University of Hawaiʻi has extended the deadline to Dec. 29 to apply for admissions for the spring 2021 semester to one of its seven community colleges.

Free drive-through surge testing for COVID-19 will be held from 9 am to 2 pm Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 28 at South Maui Community Park, 1501 Liloa Drive in Kihei.

Maui's Nā Wai ʽEhā is the latest artist from Hawaii to be nominated for a Grammy award.  The four-member group from Wailuku, Maui is one of five finalists in the Best Regional Roots Music Album category for their sophomore release "Lovely Sunrise." 

Bacteria living symbiotically within the Hawaiian bobtail squid can direct the host squid to change its normal gene-expression program to make a more inviting home, according to a study published in PLoS Biology by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.

The world’s top female surfers will gather next week on the Valley Isle for the start of the 2021 World Surf League Championship Tour as the 12-day waiting period for the Maui Pro presented by ROXY at Honolua Bay begins on Friday, Dec. 4.

The Shops at Wailea is among the shopping centers around Maui that are offering Black Friday Deals.  The center has provided a run-down of sales and promotions for the holiday sales event.  Promotions include the following:

The state Department of Health, Clean Water Branch reports that heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is seeking to fill five primary and 11 alternate seats on its advisory council. Applications are due by the end of Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.

Governor David Ige signed a 16th COVID-19 emergency proclamation requiring all transpacific travelers to have a negative test result from a trusted travel partner before their departure for the State of Hawai‘i, in order to bypass the 14-day quarantine. The new policy takes effect today, Tuesday, Nov. 24, as COVID cases surge on the mainland.

The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea is giving thanks to its more than 800 employees, by gifting each member of the team with a whole turkey and 15-pound bag of rice for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Hansen Road is now open as of 8:56 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.

Flood Advisory issued November 24 at 4:05AM HST by NWS Our weather team will bring you any urgent weather alerts or updates as they occur. Check our breaking news section for the latest. West Side Overnight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as... Read more »

Our weather team will bring you any urgent weather alerts or updates as they occur. Check our breaking news section for the latest. North am        pm   Surf: Waist high ENE short period wind swell. Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with E winds 20-25mph. South am        pm   Surf: Minimal (ankle high or less)... Read more »

There were 114 new COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i today, including 80 on O‘ahu, 11 on Maui, 10 on Hawai‘i Island, three on Kaua‘i, and 10 in Hawai‘i residents diagnosed outside of the state. Maui cases included four cases in Lahaina, three in Kīhei, two in Makawao and one each in Kahului and Wailuku. Kīhei and Wailuku are both in the medium range for infections over the past two weeks with Kīhei having 27 cases in the last 14 days and Wailuku with 12 cases over the same period.

Recent and persistent rainfall, especially over the east end of the island chain, has caused soils to become saturated and streams to be elevated along windward areas of Maui and the Big Island. An upper trough moving into the area along with abundant low level moisture, creates the potential for flash flooding.

The Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) is presenting a virtual Maui TechOhana on Dec. 9 with guest speaker Doug Nelson, Founder, President & CEO of Kinection. The topic: “We’re All Startups Again.”