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KAHULUI — “Business Continuity in the Face of Disaster: Lessons from COVID-19 and Wildfires” with guest presenter Sandy Baz is set for Monday, Oct. 23, fr

The Maui County Business Resource Center hosts guest presenter Sandy Baz for discussion focused on “The dollar value of your Maui-based business.”

A decline in donations this past year has presented significant challenges for Maui United Way; however, MUW continues to work to bridge the gap between available resources and the growing demand for assistance in the community.

Maui County reported more than 7,000 new COVID cases over the last two weeks. Managing Director Sandy Baz says the county has the highest positivity rate in the state.

County Managing Director Sandy Baz told Maui Now that he anticipates boosters will be part of the county’s emergency health rules each time they’re updated. 

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Mauis mayor has vetoed a bill that would have imposed a moratorium on hotel construction in parts of the Valley Isle, saying the measure wouldnt be effective and was legally flawed. Mayor Michael Victorino said the bill won’t relieve crowds at Kahului Airport, reduce traffic on roads and solve illegal transient vacation rental woes, The Maui News reported. “While the mayor appreciates the council’s intent and sentiment behind Bill 60, he believes it is...

kcerizo@mauinews.com Masked visitors walk along Lahaina’s Front Street in March. State and county officials have been vague about whether they plan to align their rules with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which relaxed mask-wearing guidance for vaccinated people on Tuesday. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo In light of new federal guidelines that relax mask guidance for vaccinated people, Maui small business leaders with outdoor spaces said consistency is what they wa...

kcerizo@mauinews.com Lanai Community Health Center estimates it may be able to vaccinate all those eligible and seeking vaccines by the end of this month. Lanai and Molokai are ahead of the curve in the state’s vaccination process, with more than half of the eligible population on each island already receiving doses. LANAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER photo Although Maui island has been trailing behind with the vaccination rate of other islands, Molokai and Lanai are ahead of the curve with mor...

Officials around Maui County are preparing for a big influx in COVID-19 vaccine availability toward the end of this month that could yield up to 20,000 doses ad

Feb. 25—Maui County has become the new COVID-19 hot spot in Hawaii, sporting the state's largest seven-day positivity rate Thursday and posting the largest number of daily cases for the second time in a week. "We're very disappointed to see more double-digit case numbers in our new daily case count, " Sandy Baz, managing director of Maui County, said Thursday. But the spike could well be ...