Maui Medical Group has new hours

Maui Medical Group has temporarily changed hours for its five clinics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new hours are: ≤ Wailuku Clinic, 2180 Main St., 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

≤ Lahaina Clinic, 130 Prison St., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

≤ Kahului Clinic, 110 E. Kaahumanu Ave; Kihei Clinic, 2349 S. Kihei Road, Unit 2; Pukalani Clinic, 55 Pukalani St., open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends.

Since March 12, more than 800 people have visited the center’s Triage/Testing Center, resulting in 17 patients testing positive for COVID-19.

The center’s hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. This is a walk-in clinic and no appointment is required. Test kits for the COVID-19 virus are subject to availability.

For information about Maui Medical Group and its physicians, visit www.mauimedical .com or call 249-8080.

Child care for essential workers

Essential workers who need child care for children under 6 years old during the current COVID-19 crisis can contact PATCH Maui or the Maui County Early Childhood Resource Center, the Department of Housing and Human Concerns announced.

PATCH can be reached by phone at 242-9232 or email at mfelicilda@patch-hi.org or lsnyder@patch-hi.org.

The Maui County Early Childhood Resource Center can be reached by phone at 242-1608 or by email at mauiecrc@gmail.com.

Loans for small businesses offered

The Micro Business Loan Program to help business owners impacted by COVID-19 is available, Mayor Michael Victorino said.

The county is committing $1 million for the program, which will be administered by the Maui Chamber of Commerce.

“This loan program is designed to help our smallest businesses with 10 or fewer employees,” Victorino said.

The Micro Business Loan Program provides five-year loans of $7,500 to $15,000 and seven-year loans of $15,001 to $25,000. Eligible businesses must have no more than 10 employees, including owners and full- and part-time workers.

Businesses also must be located in Maui County for at least a year before March 4 and be registered to do business in Hawaii at that time.

Additionally, businesses must have sales revenue of $750,000 or less and have the ability to create full- or parttime employment for low- to moderate-income residents. They must also demonstrate the ability to repay the loan and have reasonable credit history and payment records.

Applications and loan criteria and guidelines for applying are available at MauiChamber .com. The chamber’s phone number is 244-0081.

BOH suspends ATM surcharge

Bank of Hawaii is temporarily suspending surcharge fees for all ATM users and waiving ATM fees for debit cardholders who use their cards at nonBank of Hawaii ATMs in the U.S. and territories.

The bank also is suspending early withdrawal penalties for Time Deposit Accounts or CDs. This allows customers to use funds in a CD without paying a penalty for accessing the account prior to maturity.

Molokai High food program halted

Due to a confirmed COVID19 case in the Molokai community, the state Department of Education will be suspending Grab-and-Go meal service at Molokai High, a news release Thursday night said.

The department said it will notify the community when service is able to resume. The confirmed case does not directly involve someone in the school community but the decision to close was made out of an abundance of caution.

Kaiser waiving COVID-19 costs

Kaiser Permanente will waive all member out-ofpocket costs for the treatment of COVID-19 related inpatient and outpatient services.

This is intended to alleviate the cost burden and stress of paying for care of impacted members, the health care company said.

Kaiser Permanente’s elimination of member out-ofpocket costs will apply to all fully insured benefit plans, in all lines of business, in all markets, unless prohibited or modified by law or regulation. It will apply for all admissions from April 1 through May 31.

This waiver does not automatically apply to self-funded customers, but Kaiser Permanente will begin contacting all self-funded customers to encourage them to adopt this change.