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Kirstin Downey: Recovering From Maui’s Tree Apocalypse Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2024

Kirstin Downey: Recovering From Maui’s Tree Apocalypse

A nonprofit has been delivering new trees to property owners whose greenery was destroyed in the fires that burned in Upcountry and Lahaina.

±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± Official Winces As LA Residents Ignore Health Risks To Survey Ruins Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2023

±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± Official Winces As LA Residents Ignore Health Risks To Survey Ruins

Just like in Lahaina, residents returning to assess damage could be exposed to toxins in the ash of burned buildings and vehicles.

Final Maui Fires Report Calls For Better Communication, Prevention, Education Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Final Maui Fires Report Calls For Better Communication, Prevention, Education

The report provides a blueprint for the critical first steps necessary to improve fire safety statewide.

At Least 1,000 People Have Left Maui Since The Fires, Tax Records Show Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

At Least 1,000 People Have Left Maui Since The Fires, Tax Records Show

±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾± will see its annual income drop by $53 million due to migration from Valley Isle, researchers say.

Maui Fire Survivors Are Finding Solace In Horse Therapy Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Fire Survivors Are Finding Solace In Horse Therapy

A Kula ranch has provided more than 1,800 equine-therapy sessions to help survivors of the Lahaina and Upcountry fires cope with their grief and other deeply rooted trauma.

Do Maui Wildfire Lawyers Deserve $1 Billion In Fees? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Do Maui Wildfire Lawyers Deserve $1 Billion In Fees?

A Maui judge will decide this month how to divide up a $4 billion settlement among many groups of lawyers representing fire victims.

Hawaiian Electric Industries Sells Most Of American Savings Bank Interest Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Hawaiian Electric Industries Sells Most Of American Savings Bank Interest

The sale to investors allows the company to focus on its core utility business and legislative agenda in response to the Maui wildfires.

Plan To Bail Out HECO’s Credit Rating Would Cost Customers $48 A Year Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Plan To Bail Out HECO’s Credit Rating Would Cost Customers $48 A Year

A proposed wildfire settlement fund tops the utility’s legislative agenda for 2025.

Fire Ravaged Upcountry Maui, Too. Residents There Try To Heal Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Fire Ravaged Upcountry Maui, Too. Residents There Try To Heal

The same day flames tore through Lahaina in 2023, another fire in Kula caused millions of dollars in damage. The recovery effort there has been quiet but intense.

Their House Survived The Maui Fires Untouched. Here’s What Happened Next Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Their House Survived The Maui Fires Untouched. Here’s What Happened Next

Living without immediate neighbors can be creepy and lonesome, but the owners of the famed red-roofed house are determined to help bring their community back.