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The ability of fire departments to muster extra help during major wildfires is a critical issue for the state as it grapples with how to prevent another disaster like Lahaina. 

The county claims it sent text message alerts with evacuation information, but many of those texts were never received.

King Kamehameha III Elementary School students started class at their new temporary campus in Kapalua. The Maui County Council got to work on next year’s budget. The permanent landfill site for the Aug. 8 fire debris hit a snag. Cleanup work continued. And group housing sites are being developed in Lahaina.

Volunteers played crucial roles after the Lahaina fire, but there are so many other unfilled needs.

The power company now hopes to get approval from regulators to secure a $250 million credit line.

FEMA plans to stop reimbursing the state for emergency housing in hotels after May 10 but the governor expects several hundred likely will be staying there through at least July 1.

In the aftermath of the Lahaina tragedy, officials are stepping up efforts to protect Paia and other areas considered at high risk.

Shoreline setbacks or a retreat from the water so far aren’t getting much traction under state and county planning efforts.

House and Senate leaders are working through the weekend to see if there is a path to reviving a utility securitization bill.

Students at Lahainaluna High School say they’re searching for normalcy after the pandemic moved their freshman year online and the fires disrupted their senior year.