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A temporary campus being built to replace the destroyed King Kamehameha III Elementary School will also accommodate Hawaiian immersion students.

Organizers had hoped to have the rent-free housing ready to go within weeks of the fire. They’re still waiting.

The state will contribute $65 million to the fund, which is designed to limit litigation and provide some closure in cases where there were deaths or severe injuries.

Mario Siatris and U‘i Kahue-Cabanting say they’re taking a risk by moving ahead with a creative temporary housing solution that they view as an upgrade from FEMA’s hotel rooms.

The Senate asked the state budget director to develop contingency plans for imposing state spending cuts of 10% and 15%.

Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz is raising red flags about mounting costs as his Ways and Means Committee considers emergency appropriation measures.

Citing a missed deadline by Mayor Richard Bissen, the committee decided to select its own nominees for government panels. Some question the authority to do so.

Claims against the company from the Maui wildfires are expected to be substantial and the Legislature is considering ways to help with those costs.

Homeowners in Lahaina face multiple hurdles before they can begin rebuilding, but architects say that preapproved designs could be an important part of the process.

FEMA has secured about 1,500 properties for long-term housing for fire victims but only about a third are in West Maui.