Maui County

... Temporary housing projects have been a priority for federal agencies while responding to the fires, yet temporary housing poses unintended consequences for the community ....

... Maui County’s extremely long wait times and high fees to obtain water meters and add fixtures ....

... The chances of an expensive, boneheaded precedent being set are greatly enhanced ....

... $4,200 on top of an additional $12,060 for the initial water meter ....

... developing communities with greater structure separation, removing combustible connective fuels and hardening properties against ember and flame exposure ....

... The US DoJ response to an Hawai’i Free Press FOIA request says so ....

... At a Sept. 24 luncheon in Kahului, Grassroot experts will explain how lawmakers can speed up recovery and boost housing stock ....

“...Help Maui families by allowing more small homes per lot....”

... Hawaii has a reputation for being one of the hardest states in the nation to build homes ....

... Let the people who have lost their properties and are bravely committed to rebuilding do just that — and enable them to do it quickly ....

... it is harmless to other creatures, including people ....

... A Great Leader of the Hawaiian People Who Occasionally Sells Poison to their Children ....

... There are a lot of environmental regulations ....

... Commercial debris removal operations are also progressing, with 91 out of 159 commercial properties cleared to date. The completion of these efforts remains on track for February 2024 ....

... since January, four ethics opinions regarding Maui County employees who see their job as an opportunity to direct 'non-profit' grant funds to friends and family ....

... Maui Economic Development: Crime Pays ....

... “probably the single largest challenge” for many of the Lahaina property owners is obtaining special management area permits ....

"...dramatically altering the insurance landscape in the State...."

"...without a court order that shifts the subrogation claims risk away from the defendants and back to policyholders...."

... supporting policies that could speed up homebuilding and lighten the financial burden for the thousands of residents who lost their homes to the fires ....

... an eminent domain case brought by the County of Maui against the owner of Maui property which is needed for a solid waste disposal site ....

... The Grand Wailea Resort in Maui will make monthly contributions to fund projects ....

... This risk is the result of estimated payments under the settlement agreement ....

... All other Hawai'i media are pretending Green's settlement is real.  Fortunately, you are reading Hawai'i Free Press ....

... KSBE Trustees are very HEI-connected ....

... As of this morning, eight households had received keys and were in the process of moving into the complex. Three others are scheduled for walk-ins today and more are expected to follow this week ....

... insurers “did not agree to this global settlement" ....

... regulations and fees that could be removed or waived to more quickly help displaced residents ....

... Kauai, Maui and Hawaii County cable TV subscribers will now have a choice between Hawaiian Tel and Spectrum ....

... Just 10% of voters support bans on all short-term rentals ....

... Hawaiʻi Insurance Division Releases Current Data on Maui Wildfire Claims ....

"...Let's get all the facts on the table, learn from them and move forward. Enough with the delays. This doesn't pass the smell test...."

... The $3.9 million project is funded by HCF and the state of Hawai‘i and developed by CNHA, which has a five-year revocable permit to use the HDOT parcel at no cost ....

... All of these bills show that the Maui Council is making progress toward helping county residents find housing and rebuild their lives and businesses ....

... Waive street improvement costs for rebuilding in fire zones ....

... the County of Maui has agreed to close the seven Cesspools by June 30, 2025, and pay a $193K penalty ....

... EPA Completes Drinking Water and Wastewater Mission in Lahaina ....

... the whole plan is predicated on insurance companies walking away from $1.4B.  It may fail ....

" ... The main value of the edicts so far has been to focus attention on barriers to homebuilding and prompt positive legislative action .... "

... Team to Produce Policy Guidance for Climate Resilience and Disaster Recovery ....

... All remaining Lahaina survivors are evicted from their hotel rooms effective June 30, 2024 ....

... Maui County makes excuses for why they are not releasing ATF report yet ....

... Kitashima's associates helped him buy, ship, and transport methamphetamine between California, Oregon, and Hawaii ....

... The positions and appointees are listed below; House and Senate appointees also are included ....

... The remade Lahaina will be a tourist-oriented animation of the pre-plantation era when the economy was based on slaughtering lots of whales ....

... The county cannot ignore the constitutional rights of Maui property owners in its race to address its housing problems ....

... virtually all local economists realize the main cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis is the state’s extremely high number of land-use and other housing-related regulations that have hindered homebuilding ....

... we would expect to see significant–possibly double digit–declines in condominium prices on Maui ....

... to support the 200 households (more than 500 individuals) currently residing in Non-Congregate Sheltering (NCS) hotels, the NCS program has been extended until June 30, 2024 ....

“...Increasing the maximum value of the credit is a good idea because it would offset some of the effects of increased assessments...."