Maui County

... 2026 Maui Mayoral Candidate Forum, held on August 6, 2026 at Maui Beach Hotel, featured candidates Richard Bissen and Yuki Lei Sugimura ....

“...Overspending leads to tax hikes that increase cost of living — something no one in Hawaii needs....”

“...We need computers now to help us through our own laws,” Kent said. “Another solution… is to just make the laws simpler....” 

...many state and county laws unintentionally make it extremely difficult for people to rebuild their homes, businesses and places of worship after natural disasters....

... BASF, one of Europe’s largest chemical manufacturers, celebrated the FDA decision ....

...Proposed Transfers Include 31 Acres at Kalaeloa and 12 Acres at Hoʻolehua....

...Council seeks volunteers for Board of Water Supply, Public Works Commission, other roles; applications due Monday morning....

"Item D-7 does not ask BLNR to award a 30-year water license to Mahi Pono." -- BLNR

...Of those displaced from both their home and West Maui in early 2025, about one in six have returned to West Maui but not yet to their home....

... Brothers Axel Camey Chajil and Brandon Camey Chajil were arrested by Maui police last night ....

... recovery for commercial and multifamily structures remains bleak ....

... PILF is suing the county clerks of Maui and Kauaʻi, alleging that the counties violated the National Voter Registration Act ....

...helping survivors prepare for the February 2027 conclusion of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA’s) Temporary Housing Assistance program....

... so far only about 220 houses have been restored, and the status of non-residential rebuilds is even more bleak ....

... and permit delays are largely to blame .... 

... Vaituulala aspired to become the “Larry Mehau” of Maui ....

... Hawaii and California differ greatly in many ways, but they have plenty in common — including great weather and notoriously bad permitting systems ....

...Participants living in temporary housing declined from 40.6% to 34.4%....

... said her uncle pressured her to cast ballot ....

... More than 2,200 structures were destroyed.  So far, only 220 houses have been rebuilt ....

... the rules governing what can be built near the shore have been debated among developers, environmental advocates and fire survivors trying to rebuild their homes in Lahaina ....

... Kanoelehua Hill, Kahului, Māʻalaea and Puna generating stations were identified as the top contributors of human-caused, haze-causing pollution ....

...Ketanji Brown Jackson is creating a body of “KBJ law” that other judges can cite to defy SCOTUS....

"...This is nothing more than an unserious screed rather than a reasoned opinion....”

... The victim in the case reported that Granillo struck her in the parking lot, dragged her into his car, drove her to a beach, held her at knifepoint and repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat her before she escaped ....

...fully occupied with approximately half of its 89 households made up of returning residents and the other half fire victims, many of whom had lived in temporary housing for nearly two years....

... the boards do not have clear missions, have too few volunteers to meet quorums or duplicate the efforts of other county programs and boards ....

... the case turns on a distinction: The difference between genuine development and routine activities that were never meant to require permits ....

...A federal judge ruled Tuesday that claims Maui County operates streetlights that disorient and kill protected Hawaiian seabirds must go to trial....

... a rulemaking process to establish the maximum amount each electric utility may pay to resolve claims arising from any covered catastrophic wildfires ....

...Multiple bodies recommended for elimination by the 2010–2011 COGC remain in place today under essentially the same conditions....

... Daylyn Harris, 34, and Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, were arrested on July 15, 2025 ....

... The County facility was forced to close after being inundated with strong floodwaters from back-to-back Kona low storms in March ...

"...Shortly after the incident, FBI agents intercepted Kong and his associate...."

"Bill 88 does not automatically rezone a single property. Instead, it creates a legislative pathway. If the bill passes the full council, individual property owners would still need to apply for a zone change on a case-by-case basis."

...County acquiring MLP’s West Maui water system, along with select Upcountry water infrastructure and other MLP assets....

... Factory-built housing will now be permitted as permanent housing if ....

"...gifts of swag and tickets from ... tournament officials can be inferred as being an intent to influence or reward county officers...." -- Maui County Ethics Board

"After Hawaii submitted its SIP revision, Hawaiian Electric Company noted that these unconsented closures could have negative impacts to grid reliability on the islands of Maui and Hawaii"

"...116 person decrease in shelter utilization on Maui...."

... projects stall out because of inflexible rules ....

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....

...With the ‘target letter’ issued to Leo Asuncion Jr, the Sylvia Luke bribery scandal has exploded outward in a wholly new and unexpected direction – the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and with it, the Lahaina Fire coverup....

... Judge Annalisa Bernard Lee, Maui and Judge Michael Soong, Kauai ....

... a $45K fake invoice, from a non-existent company, August 16, 2023, just one week after Lahaina burned to the ground ....

“there has not been a single commercial rebuild permit approved in almost two and a half years since the fires.”

"There are no controls designed to mitigate fraud risk when Procurement Laws are suspended by emergency proclamations...."

...Only in Hawaii: $20M / 47 single-wide mobile homes = $425,532 per unit with no land cost....

... Being recognized as a major disaster is significant because it opens the door for additional federal resources and establishes a shared responsibility between the state and federal government to support our communities ....

...After a 13-year legal battle, a trial court agreed that Hawaii owed $7 million for his land....