🌱 Need storm-related unemployment help? Wailuku office can still take your claim
Wailuku, Hawaii Patch AM: a 4 min readCheers Wailuku! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Need storm-related unemployment help? Wailuku office can still take your claim
- How Wailuku residents can weigh in on Maui’s disaster recovery plan
- What powerful wildfire stories will premiere at Wailuku Film Festival?
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, a few showers, temps: high: 84, low: 70.
- Friday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. State reminds residents to apply for disaster-related unemployment assistance as deadline approaches (bigislandnow.com) — If you live in or near Wailuku and lost work from the March storms, you can still get help applying for Disaster Unemployment Assistance at the Maui Claims Office on South High Street. Eligible workers, business owners, and self-employed residents across Maui County may receive weekly payments through October, but they must file by June 15 or risk losing benefits. 
2. County seeks public input on proposed disaster recovery plan amendment (mauinews.com) — Maui County is taking public comments through July 1 on changes to its disaster recovery buyout program, and Wailuku residents can submit feedback directly to the Office of Recovery on South High Street. The amendment would cap assistance per property, set priority rules for applicants, and better align eligible activities with program needs, with all comments forwarded to federal housing officials.
3. Documentary spotlights Maui wildfire (alohastatedaily.com) — Wailuku residents can soon catch the inaugural Wailuku Film Festival, bringing more than 55 Hawaiʻi-made and international films to ʻĪao Theater, Naylor Theater, and the Maui Arts & Cultural Center June 17–21. A highlight is “Lahaina Rising,” a hopeful, community-focused documentary on the 2023 Lahaina wildfire, screening exclusively in theaters for now, with tickets starting at $15.
4. Maui man faces trial for third time in 2012 death of 4-year-old son (hawaiinewsnow.com) — A major Wailuku court case is moving forward again, as a Maui man faces a third trial in the long-running investigation into the 2012 death of his 4-year-old son. Honolulu prosecutors have taken over the case and are seeking an extended prison term if he’s convicted, with another court appearance scheduled later this month.
5. Will Doctors Trade 5 Years In Rural Hawaiʻi For Free Med School? (civilbeat.org) — A new federally funded tuition grant could send more doctors and nurses to rural areas like Maui, where a Wailuku Native Hawaiian health clinic is already losing staff to high living costs. The HOME RUN program will fully cover medical or health training tuition for students who commit to five years serving in rural Hawaiʻi, aiming to ease severe doctor shortages on neighbor islands.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anybody recognize this cat?
It is coming to my house nightly and brutally attacking a young community cat. (Nextdoor Ocean View Estates) - Check out this link: https://seeclickfix.com/us-hi-maui. Postings on illegal vehicles on the road with expired safety checks and registrations. Guarantee no insurance either. We need to take pictures and send them to MPD to get these vehicles
impounded and off the road. The registered owner of the vehicle should be penalized and pay for the late fees since the last valid registration was… (Nextdoor Waiehu Terrace)
- H&R Block posted a job opening for Bookkeeper-Ext in Wailuku. Apply here.
- Hawaii State Department of Education posted a job opening for Cafeteria Helper - Waihee Elementary in Wailuku. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wailuku here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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