An unusually high number of City ambulances were closed during Sunday’s midnight shift, nine out of 21 ambulances were offline due to low staffing. The Honolulu Emergency Services Director Dr. Jim Ireland said sick leave due to COVID-19 was among the reasons.
The fire razed Maui’s most diverse dining town, destroying Nagasako Okazuya Deli, the Sly Mongoose, and other restaurants and bars, some of which have no plans to reopen.