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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Six House Working Groups Investigate Lahaina Fires
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 2648 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... Each working group will produce a preliminary report by November 1 and deliver a final report by December 15, 2023 ....
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Lahaina Death Toll Lowered from 115 To 97
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 2212 Views :: Maui County
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... FBI released the fourth list of the names of 31 individuals who have been reported unaccounted for ....
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Friday, September 15, 2023 |
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VIDEO: What caused the Maui wildfires?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 AM :: 2661 Views :: Maui County
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... In this video, we explore what happened and how to make sure it never happens again ....
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Friday, September 15, 2023 |
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VIDEO: James O'Keefe goes undercover in Lahaina
By Video @ 2:58 AM :: 4211 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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... suing Governor Josh Green for this blatant infringement on our 1st Amendment rights ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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More than 11% of workers in Maui County file for unemployment after deadly wildfires
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 2717 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... There have been 10,448 new claims for unemployment in Maui County in the four weeks since the fires struck ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Maui Fires: US House Committee Sets Oversight Hearing
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 3403 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Congressional Delegation
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... The hearing will take place on September 28, 2023, and the following individuals are expected to testify ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Green Greed behind Lahaina Deaths
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 6789 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Greenmail
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... between 2019 and 2022, Hawaiian Electric invested less than $245,000 on wildfire-specific projects on the island. Instead of spending necessary funds to prevent fires caused by its equipment, Hawaiian Electric instead spent millions of dollars towards efforts to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy goal, which earned the Company bonuses that the Company’s executives used to increase their own compensation ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Lahaina: "I will rebuild on my land"
By Video @ 5:51 AM :: 4082 Views :: Maui County, Development
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"…one of the best ways to heal is to make home rebuilding as streamlined and quick as possible…."
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Monday, September 11, 2023 |
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“How 'bout give the people their homes back.”
By Video @ 5:03 PM :: 4975 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... Joe Rogan and Tulsi Gabbard on the government screwing over the residents of Maui to take their land ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Property rights should prevail in Lahaina
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:47 PM :: 3110 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... peoples’ homes and businesses are at stake, and their right to those properties must be defended ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii lawmaker hammers Biden's 'slap in the face' to Maui
By Video @ 6:10 PM :: 3638 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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... State House Minority Leader Diamond Garcia ripped Biden for his kitchen-fire comparison and appearing to fall asleep at a memorial service ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire: MedQuest Stops Terminations
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 2643 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... coverage will continue through at least the end of this year without interruption except for those who voluntarily ask Med-QUEST to end their coverage, those who have moved out of state or those who are deceased ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Taxing Government Benefits
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2778 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Legitimate questions now need to be asked about whether the government is going to want to take back some of that Lahaina money in taxes ....
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 |
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Maui trudges toward recovery, one month since wildfire tragedy
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 2475 Views :: Maui County
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... The number of people still missing from Lahaina after wildfires wiped out a portion of West Maui has dropped from hundreds to 66 ....
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 |
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Economic Perspective of Maui’s Devastating Wildfires
By UHERO @ 3:35 AM :: 3040 Views :: Maui County, Economy
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“Tourism…dropped off the edge of the Earth.”
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Maui losses at $11 million a day since fires
By Selected News Articles @ 5:51 AM :: 3090 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Tourism
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...DBEDT reduces its economic growth projections for Hawaii from 1.8% for 2023 to 1.1% and from 2% to 1.5% for 2024....
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Thursday, September 7, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: House Forms Working Groups
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 2731 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... to formulate recommendations for the upcoming session, which begins January 17, 2024 ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lawyers: "Bishop Estate Caused Lahaina Fire"
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 5530 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... landowners knew how dangerous it was to have that huge volume of dry grass next to subdivisions, and could have saved hundreds of lives at cost of less than $1,000 per acre to cut the brush ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Former Rentals available to replace burned cars
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 2871 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... If you have comprehensive coverage (also known as “other than collision”) on your automobile insurance policy, submit a claim ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Insurance Companies to Pay Out to Coverage Limits?
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 2552 Views :: Maui County
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... Maui Attorney Lance D. Collins has formally requested that Hawai'i Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito call upon property insurance companies to pay out 100% of coverage limits ....
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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Economic growth is our only way out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:17 PM :: 3015 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Taxes
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... we cannot afford to further burden our economy with our usual high-tax and high-spending habits ....
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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Those who Labor are Heavy Laden
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2599 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... deploying with the Red Cross from Big Island to Maui to serve displaced residents ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Tax Deadlines on Maui
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2862 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... On August 18, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service announced “expansive tax relief” for Hawaii wildfire victims ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Steps we could take to help Lahaina rebuild more quickly
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:14 AM :: 3227 Views :: Maui County, Development, Small Business
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... licensure laws that constrain the supply of skilled trades workers, building codes that complicate and disincentivize adding accessory dwelling units, and laws prohibiting prefabricated homes ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Maui Crisis: A Time to Help!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:02 AM :: 2522 Views :: Maui County, OHA
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... “Nani ka noho mehameha ʻana o ke kūlanakauhale i piha i kanaka! Ua like hoʻi me ka wahine kāne make!” How lonely sits the city that was once full of people! (Lam. 1:1) ....
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Saturday, September 2, 2023 |
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Speaker of House in Hawaii to witness damage caused by wildfires
By Selected News Articles @ 3:41 PM :: 2529 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation
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... "It's clear we need answers into how this tragic fire occurred and what could have been done to prevent it from happening." ....
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Friday, September 1, 2023 |
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UHERO: Maui wildfire impacts and recovery challenges
By UHERO @ 4:28 AM :: 2333 Views :: Maui County
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... displaced families are now searching for housing in one of the nation’s most expensive markets ....
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Friday, September 1, 2023 |
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UL Lab to Conduct Lahaina Investigation
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 2619 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... "to assess the policies and performance of state and county agencies" -- not MECO ....
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Friday, September 1, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Where was Bissen while Lahaina Burned?
By Video @ 3:55 AM :: 4324 Views :: Maui County
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" I had been present in our Emergency Operating Center since Aug. 7 "
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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‘We Are Dealing With Global Warming’: Hawaii Gov Once Again Blames Deadly Wildfire On Climate Change
By Video @ 11:08 PM :: 2666 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... The West Maui Land Company accused M. Kaleo Manuel, an official with the Hawaii DLNR, of delaying a response to a request to use water to refill reservoirs used by the Maui Fire Department to fight the wildfire ....
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Lahaina Banyan Tree: Signs of Life Three Weeks After Fire
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 2228 Views :: Maui County
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" ... A lot of new roots shooting off .... "
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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US House Committee opens investigation into Hawaiian Electric
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 3039 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics
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"... Has the Hawai’i State Energy Office been involved? ...."
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |
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Sen Keith-Agaran Resigns--Chased out by Ethics Investigation?
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 4527 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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“... I was appointed to this position, I didn’t run for it initially so I’m not wedded to staying in the Legislature ....”
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |
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U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 2645 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Bissen has said that after the EPA removes hazardous materials, he will allow residents to go back to their properties to collect personal items ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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‘There’s going to be a lot blame in the next few years’
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:25 PM :: 2241 Views :: Maui County
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... Anger lasts the longest ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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Flashback: How Andaya was selected Maui Emergency Chief
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 4399 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... a selection committee comprised of the Maui PD Chief Faaumu, Maui FD Chief Murray, Elton Ushio, Admin of the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency and Vern Miyagi, Admin of the Hawaiʻi State Emergency Management Agency ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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Fact Check: Joe Biden Embellishes Fire Story in Recent Remarks in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:50 PM :: 3354 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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... The fire was insignificant, contained to the kitchen and under control within 20 minutes, according to the local fire department ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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FEMA Holds Employee Trainings on ‘White Supremacy’ As More Than 1,000 in Hawaii Remain Missing
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 3699 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, First Amendment
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... FEMA's "resilience" division was advised of a requirement to complete one of three three-hour diversity training modules between Aug. 1 and Sept. 28 ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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Blame Game: HECO Pushes Back Against Maui County Lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:03 AM :: 3110 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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"At about 3 p.m., a time when all of Hawaiian Electric's power lines in West Maui had been de-energized for more than six hours, a second fire (the "Afternoon Fire") began in the same area."
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Sunday, August 27, 2023 |
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Lahaina Scammers
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2990 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... there is a darker side ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii healthcare takes more hits
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:11 PM :: 2838 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... among the heartbreaking losses earlier this month in fire-ravaged Lahaina were three healthcare clinics that served approximately 30,000 patients ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Darryl Oliveira hired as interim director of Maui Emergency Management Agency
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 2460 Views :: Maui County
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... Oliveira directly oversaw Hawaii County’s mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts for diverse emergency and disaster events, including tropical storms and the 2014 Pahoa lava flow ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Last Shelter Closed: Lahaina Survivors in Hotels
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 2643 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... more than a dozen hotels and timeshare properties are currently housing more than 4,400 shelter survivors and hotel employee survivors, while some 900 people are booked in Airbnb units ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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‘Sorry … Mr. President’: Hawaiian Business Torches Biden’s Wildfire Response With Viral Marquis Message
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 AM :: 3338 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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... “Genuine sympathy is better than contrived empathy,” the business wrote in the post of the photo of the sign. “It’s not always about you Mr. President.” ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Hundreds of Military Personnel Helping in Lahaina Fire Zone
By Selected News Articles @ 3:07 AM :: 2916 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... there are National Guard, Reserve and active duty personnel who make up the task force. Also included in the task force are Army civilian personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ....
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Friday, August 25, 2023 |
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Hawaiian Electric Stock Plunges After Dividends Suspended
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 3259 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... HEI suspending dividends, drawing down $370M credit line and further separating HEI and ASB boards ....
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Friday, August 25, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire: County of Maui releases validated list of Missing
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 2061 Views :: Maui County
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... UPDATE Aug 25, 2023: "About 100 names tentatively removed from missing list" ....
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