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COURTESY KARMA HILL PHOTOGRAPHY
Karma Hill Photography says it has had to cancel 63 weddings so far. Customers don’t know when they can return to Maui and are opting to hold their weddings at USDT以太坊价格今日行情home or other destinations such as Mexico, which opened June 1.

Maui event planners are singing ‘wedding bell blues’

June 28, 2020

“Getting Maui’d” is a dream come true for countless couples desiring a romantic destination wedding. Read more

COURTESY MARIO PEREZ / USA NETWORK
Cast members of USA Network’s “Temptation Island” gathered at Kihei Canoe Club for a paddling adventure in an episode that aired Oct. 31. The reality TV dating show has filmed two seasons on Maui and plans a third here.

Maui TV and film production: a Hollywood happy ending?

NEW YORK TIMES
A new hui formed by Maui restaurant owners is pushing the Department of Liquor Control to modify rules to help their businesses survive the pandemic shutdown.

Maui restaurant owners ask liquor commission to help by easing rules

CARLY TRACY / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Chef-owner Bernard Weber of Brigit & Bernard’s Garden Cafe in Kahului is cooking up a storm of Euro fare for diners who sit in his outdoor biergarten.

Maui chocolate factory provides a delicious dose of stress relief

COURTESY PHOTO
“Invasive roi in Hawaii: What should be done?” is the topic of a free Zoom webinar at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Weekly digest of what’s happening on Maui

STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE
6/29/62
Triple rings of dancers circle the “kagura” (raised platform) during Obon time at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission.

Back in the Day on Maui

Recalling Maui’s near and distant past, compiled from Honolulu Star-Advertiser archives. Read more

COURTESY MAUI POLICE DEPARTMENT
A 32-year-old Maui man sustained life-threatening injuries when the 1998 Toyota 4Runner he was driving hit an embankment on Ulumalu Road in Haiku around 8:32 p.m. Thursday, police said.

Maui man critically injured in New Year’s Eve crash

Police said alcohol and speed are believed to have been factors in the crash. Read more

CHRISTIE WILSON / CWILSON@kxcall.cn
Eight people were displaced early this morning after a fire destroyed a two-story USDT以太坊价格今日行情home and three vehicles on Lihiliho Street in Wailuku, Maui.

Maui Fire Department reports 2 fireworks-related injuries, 3 fires since New Year’s Eve

Eight people were displaced early today after a fire destroyed a two-story USDT以太坊价格今日行情home and three vehicles on Lihiliho Street in Wailuku. Read more

COURTESY MAUI COUNTY
The photo from Maui County officials shows an Olowalu brush fire Saturday night. Firefighters had the blaze 90% contained by this morning.

760-acre Maui brush fire destroys church in Olowalu Village

A building used as a community hall and church in Olowalu Village was a total loss, as were nearby two storage units and the vehicles, officials said. Read more

A screenshot of the AlohaSafe Alert app which is free on Apple Store or Google Play.

App to help slow spread of coronavirus goes live on Maui

Maui is the first county in the state to launch the app in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. Read more

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Maui Mayor Michael Victorino.

Maui County closes Lahaina DMV after COVID-19 test

Maui County said today it has closed its Division of Motor Vehicles & Licensing office in Lahaina after an employee reported testing positive for COVID-19. Read more

COURTESY DLNR
A Maui man was found at a roadside stand in possession of 15 ahi weighing between two and two-and-a-half pounds.

DOCARE officers cite Maui man for selling undersized ahi

Under state law, it is unlawful “to possess with the intent to sell or offer for sale any ahi less than three pounds in weight.” Read more

Haiku man, 28, dies from injuries in Maui crash

Matthew Perreira was riding a motorcycle when he was struck by a pickup truck driven by a 42-year-old Waiehu man. Read more

COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
A skunk was found today at a Kahului pier.

Live skunk found roaming at Kahului pier

A live skunk was found in a maritime container at a Kahului pier today, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture reported. Read more

Haiku motorcyclist, 28, critically hurt in Maui collision

A-28-year-old Haiku man suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision in Kahului Sunday. Read more

STAR-ADVERTISER / JAN. 15
Maui Mayor Mike Victorino, seen here at the start of the 2020 state legislative session in Honolulu, has asked Gov, David Ige for permission to temporarily close bars and bar areas within restaurants until Dec. 26 due to increases in COVID-19 cases in Maui County.

Gov. Ige OKs Maui Mayor Victorino’s request for 2-week closure of bars due to rising COVID-19 cases

Many of the recent new cases in Maui County were connected to people not wearing face masks and having close personal interactions while eating or drinking at bars, says Maui District Health Officer Dr. Lorrin Pang. Read more

COURTESY HAWAII DLNR
A 56-year-old man from Lahaina died Wednesday after being bit by a shark Tuesday morning while surfing in Honolua Bay on Maui. The man was paddling out from the old ramp in the bay, when he was attacked. This photo from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources shows the man’s shark-bitten surf board.

Victim of shark attack in Maui’s Honolua Bay dies from his injuries

The man’s death is the first from a shark attack in Hawaii waters since May 2019 Read more

COURTESY MAUI POLICE DEPARTMENT
Matthew Tittor, 42, was arrested for violating quarantine rules on Maui.

Maui police arrest Missouri man at airport for quarantine violations

After further checks, police discovered that Tittor also had a contempt of court bench warrant. Read more

COURTESY AMPAIRE
An Ampaire Electric EEL aircraft over Maui.

Hybrid-electric plane conducts first flight in Hawaii

For the first time, a hybrid-electric plane has taken to the skies above Maui. Read more

BRYAN BERKOWITZ / 2017
A Maui Police Department patrol car.

California man and son arrested on Maui, are returning USDT以太坊价格今日行情home after violating quarantine rules

The Gavins later indicated that they did not know about the required negative testing or travel quarantine, police said. Read more

BRYAN BERKOWITZ / 2017
A Maui patrol car.

Maui police arrest man, 28, for suspicion of attempted second-degree murder of off-duty officer

Paramedics transported the officer, who sustained life-threatening injuries, to Maui Memorial Medical Center for treatment. The officer remains hospitalized. Read more

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