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Maui County Council considers formal investigation into wildfire response
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 15—The County Council will consider the resolution calling for the investigation at 9 a.m today during its meeting at the Kalana o Maui Building in Wailuku. A Maui County Council committee ...
Red lights at Maui fire station to honor fallen firefighters
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMay 2—The Maui Fire Department will light the Kahului Fire Station and Kalana O Maui County Building red this week in remembrance of fallen firefighters, including a young firefighter lost last ...
Hawaii’s vacation rentals total nearly 6% of housing supply
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoDespite vacation rental crackdowns and looming legislative reforms, vacation rental supply statewide still accounts for a significant portion of Hawaii’s housing stock. That’s why the conversion ...
Special teams deployed to help recover Lahaina fire victims
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 11—WAILUKU — Specialized recovery teams from Washington state and California are being deployed to Maui to intensify the search for additional fatalities from this week's Lahaina wildfire ...
Maui mayor OKs soil stabilizer to control ash
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoOct. 11—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to start applying the soil stabilizer Soiltac to properties burned in the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire as soon as next week after an initial ...
State House members to tour Lahaina's Mala Wharf
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 25—Members of the state House Finance Committee plan to visit Maui's Soil & Water Conservation District today and Lahaina's Mala Wharf on Thursday. Members of the state House Finance Committee ...
Hawaii counties differ in approach to regulating vacation rentals
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 20—1/2 Swipe or click to see more CRAIG T. KOJIMA / MAY 3 Gov. Josh Green speaks with Lahaina Strong members after signing bills including SB 2919, which clarifies the counties' authority ...
Recovery still on the horizon for Lahaina
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNov. 8—The need is still great on Maui at the three-month anniversary of the devastating wildfires that killed at least 99 people in Lahaina. KAPALUA—The need is still great on Maui at the three-month ...
Unique program to assist helpers of Maui fire evacuees
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOct. 4—Hawaii residents sharing their homes with people displaced eight weeks ago by Maui wildfires stand to receive some help themselves financially. WAILUKU—Hawaii residents sharing their ...
More Lahaina fire zones to open for reentry
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 29—Three more residential zones in areas burned by the deadly Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire are being opened for reentry by property owners and residents. LAHAINA—Three more residential zones ...