Maui County

... Bill 95 would exempt from the Maui County property tax all residential real property in Lahaina and other residential real property that was damaged or destroyed by the fires ....

... Claimants who want a distribution from the fund agree not to sue the fund contributors ....

... 'Minatoya List' short-term rentals are condotels competing with the ILWU controlled hotels.  That is why they are being targeted ....

... '60 Minutes' interviews DLNR forester .... 

...  CNHA fronts for the 8a contractors which scored the lucrative no-bid USACE contracts to clean up properties in Kula and Lahaina ....  

... Applications will be accepted digitally beginning Wednesday, November 15 through Tuesday, November 28 ....

... its a cannabis dispensary ....

“... It’s absurd, the socialist mentality, they think they own the land ....”

“The BBC obtained audio of a conversation between Maui police and Hawaiian Electric in which the power company confirms that power has been turned off in the town of Lahaina.”

... there is now a vacancy in HD 10 ....

... the role that ‘damaging clauses’ found in more than half of state constitutions across the United States play in inverse condemnation claims related to natural disasters ....

... Those who choose to participate will waive their ability to get compensated again through litigation related to associated claims ....

... On September 6, 2023, the House formed six bipartisan working groups to evaluate specific topics related to the Lāhainā wildfire ....

... data collected from 200+ insurers ....

... 'Pono Aina' -- another 8a, another no-bid contract ....

“My family is getting very desperate and deciding whether to leave Hawaiʻi.”

... Bill 102 best of three bills but should be retroactive ....

... FEMA requires that states must have an approved hazard mitigation plan to qualify for numerous federal assistance and mitigation grants ....

... SD5 is now up for election in 2024 cycle ....

... The greatest needs identified by the community included financial recovery (26%), finding permanent residence (24%), and finding employment (9%) ....

... body cam video from Lahaina Fire ....

... spending on Maui down more than 50% in September ....

... testimony to the Honolulu, Maui and Kauai county councils about measures that could increase the supply of housing ....

... The families and individuals who owned homes and businesses in Lahaina should not have their property rights arbitrarily stripped away from them to satisfy the grand plans of some bureaucracy ....

...Public comment for a 2022-23 waiver request under Section 8401(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, due the Maui Island wildfires....

... Fallow agricultural lands now comprise approximately 40% of all agricultural lands or 25% of lands across the state ....

... inform the Department of the Attorney General if their landlords are illegally raising rent or threatening them with eviction ....

... following a protest by the incumbent service provider that was not selected, American Medical Response (AMR) ....

... Not a single building permit has been granted within the Lahaina burn zone since the August 8-9, 2023, disaster .....

... Hawaii Bar Association discusses Lahaina fires .... 

... Maui’s unemployment rate surges for second straight month ....

... provide input on the budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1, 2024 ....

... crews are continuing repairs to restore an approximate 350 remaining customers in Lahaina ....

... Maui County Council Bills 95 and 102 ....

"... an intentional effort to capitalize on this tragedy by defrauding the government ...."

... insiders profit while residents leave for mainland .... 

... owners of electric vehicles (Evs) and hybrid vehicles should NOT attempt to start, work on, or sit in their vehicles that remain in the disaster area ....

... The ash samples were collected on September 21 from eight burned homes in Kula ....

... DTL founder gets a cut of the action ....

... The announcement comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to initiate the next phase of the recovery ....

... government should not be there to take choices away ....

... doing the job the State courts just won't do ....

... An estimated 400-700,000 tons of fire-damaged debris will be removed ....

... leave it to each resident’s own timeline, not government officials ....

... On Oct. 2, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) conducted a statewide test of the emergency warning sirens statewide ....

"... The results do not show evidence of poor air quality or any hazardous levels of contaminants in the air...."

... For customers whose houses were destroyed, the Director of the Department of Water Supply has temporarily canceled water service until the property owner is ready for reconnection ....

... Once the liquid product is applied, a crust will form to prevent ash and dust from migrating into the environment ....

... fake 'investigation' ends as soon as Maui Council ponies up political capital ....

... the costs of corruption, fraud, and related bad behavior ....