... UPDATE Aug 25, 2023: "About 100 names tentatively removed from missing list" ....

... An emergency proclamation by Gov. Josh Green offers developers the opportunity to route around almost all regulations on building homes ....

... We asked the Maui Mayor’s office and the Maui County Building Permits Division.  Here is their response ....

... oral arguments concerning how much water was permitted to battle the Maui wildfires took place in supreme court Wednesday August 23, 2023 ....

... Maui County and other state officials and entities have also faced their own share of criticism for the response during and after the fires ....

...The House Small Business Committee sent a letter to the Small Business Administration seeking information and a staff-level briefing on how the agency is assisting victims of the Hawaii wildfire....

... NEM solar users bills increase: 100%, 200%, or more ... 

... most cities in the U.S. have required arbitrary amounts of parking to be built with every new building or new business ....

"... Innovative Transaction to Rehabilitate Properties and Preserve Long-Term Affordability ...."

... will Hawaii adopt California's version of inverse condemnation liability in wildfire cases? ....

... to offer the homes and lots for purchase by the tenants of record (the original plantation workers) and current Varona Village residents ....

... The Hawai‘i State Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawai‘i ....

... HHFDC housing referral program ends first week with 900-plus dwelling options for displaced Maui residents; Governor Green urges more property owners to participate ....

... The special session addressed only the four pending judicial appointments ....

... The ‘reassignment’ of Manuel was purposefully defective in order to allow for it to be reversed by litigation such as this ....

... the homeless are sacred cows ....

...Cases scheduled in courtrooms 7A, 7B, 10A, 10C, and 10D at Honolulu District Court will be rescheduled. Small claims cases in courtroom 10B-PM will also be rescheduled....   

... Biden address 'community engagement event' on Maui, Aug 21, 2023 ....

... "supporters" gathered around him, showering him with about 15 leis, which went up to his chin as he grinned happily ....

... Green attributed some blame for the catastrophic Maui fires to climate change when he appeared on CBS’ Face The Nation on Sunday ....