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| Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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New Shelter Built to Keep Lahaina Homeless out of Burn Zone
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 3721 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... multiple military-grade tents, that can house a total of approximately 150 people ....
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| Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Let the Donor Beware
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:46 AM :: 4057 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Ethics
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... the fund directs the user to a page on ActBlue, a fund-raising platform used by Democrats ....
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| Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 3494 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Data are collected each month from sample establishments for the single pay period that includes the 12th of the month. ...
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| Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Maui Tourists Shift to Other Islands
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 3794 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... In August 2023, visitor arrivals to Oahu +11.0%, Hawaii Island +4.1% and Kauai +9.0% increased while visitor arrivals to Maui -57.8% dropped significantly ....
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| Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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| Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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HI-EMA Clarifies Siren-Activation Rules
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 3605 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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“...These protocols haven’t changed....”
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| Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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FBI Forensics Lending a Hand in Lahaina
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 3900 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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... Within days of the fire, FBI resources such as the Evidence Response Team (ERT), forensic identification, and victim services deployed to Lahaina. ...
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| Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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Time for Action, Mayor Bissen
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 3604 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Theoretically, Bissen’s proclamation makes it easier to build housing for displaced families. But there are a couple problems .…
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| Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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HECO Postpones Time-of-Use Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 4165 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... Bissen asked the Commission and Hawaiian Electric for a temporary suspension of the pilot program for the randomly selected customers on Maui due to the recent wildfires ....
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| Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: Where are the students?
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 3655 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... they continue to re-enroll in other options, including other HIDOE schools or distance learning programs, charter schools, private schools or withdraw to homeschool or relocate out of state ....
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| Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Green Updates Lahaina Emergency Price Controls
By News Release @ 6:02 AM :: 3219 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... including rentals of residential dwellings ....
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| Sunday, September 24, 2023 |
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Lahaina fire lawsuits hamstring release of information
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:26 PM :: 2922 Views :: Maui County
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‘...Yes, it’d be nice if we could actually get some healing and apologies out there, but the legal natures of this make that hard to do....’
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| Sunday, September 24, 2023 |
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Lahaina Scammers
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3606 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... there is a darker side ....
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| Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
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Biden Amends Hawaii Disaster Declaration
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 2717 Views :: Maui County
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... authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures ....
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| Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
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Hawaiian Electric begins restoration work in Lahaina
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 3131 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... Temporary equipment to provide safe, reliable power to essential services, surrounding neighborhoods ....
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| Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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State Water Commission Holds Marathon 12 Hour Meeting
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 3140 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... Despite some, who testified during Tuesday’s 12-hour-long meeting, claiming the suspension of the water code during the fire emergency set everything back to before 1987, Chang said that is not accurate ....
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| Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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Fire Insurance Claims? Senate Field Hearing Set for Lahaina
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 2548 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... Thursday, September 28, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lahaina Civic Center ....
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| Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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Wildfires deliver heavy blow to Maui economy
By UHERO @ 4:30 PM :: 4059 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes ....
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| Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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| Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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| Thursday, September 21, 2023 |
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RedCross: 78% of Lahaina Staying in Shelters
By Video @ 10:43 PM :: 3447 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... “Our primary focus at this time is caring for about 78 percent of the pre-disaster population of Lāhainā — who are staying in dozens of non-congregate shelters (NCS)” ....
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| Thursday, September 21, 2023 |
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Lahaina Residential Reentry Begins Monday
By News Release @ 3:48 AM :: 3203 Views :: Maui County
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... To gain access to a re-opened zone, county-issued vehicle passes will be required ....
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| Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
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EPA deems about 40% of burnt Maui land parcels safe for residents to return
By Selected News Articles @ 11:45 AM :: 2980 Views :: Maui County
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... The EPA identified 1,500 parcels that needed to be checked for hazardous materials. Green said about 637 properties are clear ....
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| Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: Chinese Disinformation Circulates at State Capitol
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:24 AM :: 4241 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... China's most recent act of using artificial intelligence to circulate false images and videos worldwide, which purported the Maui wildfire was caused by the U.S. government thru the use of a meteorological weapon ....
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| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
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Can BJ Penn tap out broken zoning code?
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 5452 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... the EP didn’t and doesn’t create any permanent change in government. We need our legislature and county councils to do that ....
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| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
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Attorney Calls for Three Year Mortgage Deferral and Foreclosure Moratorium for Lahaina Homeowners
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 3535 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Federal regulations permit most homeowners a ninety day forbearance on the payment of their mortgages due to natural disaster. After that time, they must begin making payments again and also pay the three months of missed payments ....
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| Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Green Addresses UN About Global Warming or Something
By Video @ 9:23 PM :: 3519 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... We are no longer anticipating the destructive effects of climate hysteria — we are now fully enduring them ....
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| Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Turmoil at the Top: HEI Gets Bankruptcy Expert as Temporary New CFO
By News Release @ 8:04 PM :: 5205 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... Scott DeGhetto has been appointed EVP, CFO & treasurer of HEI, effective October 1, 2023 through approximately December 31, 2024. DeGhetto joins HEI from Moelis & Company ....
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| Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
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Challenging the Housing Czar
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4328 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, Land Use
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... Threats of violence ....
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| Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
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Rebuild? Give More Rights to Lahaina Property Owners
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:00 AM :: 4380 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... policies the Maui Council can implement to boost the County's economy and encourage reconstruction in Lahaina ....
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| Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
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Maui devastation will worsen statewide housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 3434 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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"...we can't continue to do nothing and expect the problem to just go away....”
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| Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Lahaina: The Price List
By Selected News Articles @ 7:56 PM :: 3215 Views :: Maui County
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... the price list is buried in Maui vs HECO ....
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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 :: 3184 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 :: 2621 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 :: 3285 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 :: 5049 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 :: 3546 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 :: 4176 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 :: 8147 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 :: 4835 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 :: 5805 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 :: 3730 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 :: 4430 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 :: 3175 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 :: 3353 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 :: 3026 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 :: 3806 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 :: 3702 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 :: 3200 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 :: 6450 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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