Maui County

... House Bill 1001 (Act 301) establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund ....

... Before the Planning Department’s rule change, Maui County residents could operate food trucks “by right” on their own properties in agricultural districts ....

... sewer user fees have increased by an overall average of 9% for Fiscal Year 2026, which started on July 1, 2025 ....

... I’ve had no choice ....

... short-term rentals have been lawful, residential uses in these districts for decades ....

... individuals can apply for firearm purchase permits, carry licenses, and register locally-acquired firearms —all through a secure, user-friendly digital platform ....

... the organization has a history of threatening and attempting to intimidate anyone who speaks out against them ....

Lahaina Maui HI - DRONE Update - June 2025 - Is there ANY Progress ???

... almost two years after the fires, fewer than two dozen homes have been rebuilt ....

... Maui is averaging just under 21 approved permits per month ....

... the County recommends that residents who lost homes in the fires or renters who were displaced by the fires begin preparing to apply ....

... Attorney General Lopez also announced the official transition of future wildfire analysis, mitigation and coordination efforts to the new state fire marshal and the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) ....

... Nearly half of participants are still in temporary housing ....

... The Lahaina fire is an opportunity to exploit.  The hotel unions and the hotels want the TVR business all for themselves ....

... overall, Maui taxpayers will still see their tax bills go up in 2026 because of a combination of higher tax rates and assessments ....

... Two bills that would relax some of these regulations passed out of a Maui County Council committee just this week ....

... Missing Rep Elle Cochran found -- on ‘Tin Foil Hat Tuesday’ .... 

... The report -- larded up with Jabola-Carolus' usual lurid sex claims -- repeatedly cites activists from meth-connected Lahaina Strong to sell the idea that 1-in-6 fire survivors had to trade sex for food ....

... Keanu Sai has been helped by UH and the Maui Council ....

... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....

... Most participants work in low-wage, non-unionized jobs—often seasonal or gig-based—in sectors like hospitality, domestic work, and landscaping ....

... a case challenging Governor Josh Green's use of emergency powers to address the state's affordable housing crisis ....

... when authorities raided the Kiakona compound, a mere $140,000 of cash was seized, along with 2 pounds of crystal meth and multiple firearms.  Where are the rest of the millions? ....

... The pace of new housing construction remains historically low. Housing permitting times continue to be long, especially in Honolulu and Maui ....

... Hawaii among 13 states ranked low for emergency readiness ....

“I want him to sign the historic review bills, the impact fee bill, the permit bill.”

... SB1296 will allow most Lahaina residents in the area’s Special Management Area to rebuild without having to go through the burdensome SMA permitting process ....

... rebuilding Lahaina ....

"...We kicked your butt and took your subrogation money.  Now you work for us and serve our agenda by wasting your time on yet another bogus climate change lawsuit filed by Sher-Edling, of course...."

... When County crews began work on sewer repairs in April 2024, approximately 1,822 lots had inactive sewer service ....

...  SB1296 seeks to exempt buildings anywhere in Hawaii destroyed by a disaster from needing a Special Management Area permit to rebuild ....

“...provide a new, specific cause of action...."

... At this time, no new CUPs will be issued ....

... mosquito “birth control” in Maui forests ....

... how intractable regulations have delayed rebuilding in Lahaina ....

... Lawmakers on Kaua‘i and Maui are considering bills that would increase income opportunities for farmers and other small businesses ....

... Maui’s Lahaina Small Boat Harbor Ferry Pier Improvements was named one of the most significant construction projects of 2024 ....

... only 341 permits to rebuild have been issued as of the end of March 2025, and only eight homes have been completed ....

... the policy could also reduce visitor spending by nearly $900 million annually, resulting in job and income losses, declining property values and an estimated $60 million drop in county property tax revenues ....

... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....

... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....

... temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires ....

... Devon Archer cooperated with congressional investigators as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family ....

... The state must now open the historic Haleakala Trail for public access, putting an end to a decade-long fight for it to be declared a public right of way ....

... he’s paying a mortgage on an empty lot and watching his resources drain away while waiting for permits and approvals to rebuild ....

... It’s a situation formed by both negligence and design ....

... Hawaii's 204 blacklisted condo projects make us 4th-worst in USA.  Since the other top states are much larger, Hawaii probably has the most blacklisted condo units per capita ....

... rising poverty rates, persistent displacement, and limited job opportunities continue to hinder full economic recovery ....

... members of the Pukalani Community Church of the Nazarene  spent eight months building four homes for residents displaced by Maui’s August 2023 wildfires ....

... A total of 26 wrongful death claims have been qualified -- One claim has been paid ....