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Maui Landfill: $4M Deal Is A Step Toward A Permanent Home For Fire Debris courtesy of Maui County/2024

Maui Landfill: $4M Deal Is A Step Toward A Permanent Home For Fire Debris

The agreement with Nan Inc., which must be approved by the County Council, would provide nearly four times more acreage than a previous deal.

Honolulu Condos: City Might Water Down Fire Safety Law Again Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2017

Honolulu Condos: City Might Water Down Fire Safety Law Again

Seven years after the fatal Marco Polo fire, Honolulu might extend a key deadline for condo associations after failing to pass a sprinkler law.

HECO: Wildfire Risk Already Cut By More Than Half Across Hawaii Grid Marcel Honore/Civil Beat/2023

HECO: Wildfire Risk Already Cut By More Than Half Across Hawaii Grid

The power company plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the next few years on wildfire prevention. Some lawmakers question why that didn’t happen before Lahaina.

Money For New State Fire Marshal Isn’t Nearly Enough, Fire Council Says Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Money For New State Fire Marshal Isn’t Nearly Enough, Fire Council Says

The State Fire Council will recommend spending far more than the Legislature has approved for the new office.

Judge: All Maui Wildfire Insurance Claims Must Be Made Public Screenshot/Hawaii News Now/2024

Judge: All Maui Wildfire Insurance Claims Must Be Made Public

Maui Judge Peter Cahill’s ruling will provide a rare glimpse into insurance business.

Maui County Looks To Extend Tax Exemptions For Wildfire Survivors Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Maui County Looks To Extend Tax Exemptions For Wildfire Survivors

The tax credits also benefit landlords who rent to people displaced by the August 2023 fires.

Hawaii AG’s Wildfire Investigation Won’t Lead To Criminal Charges Jack Truesdale/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii AG’s Wildfire Investigation Won’t Lead To Criminal Charges

The Attorney General’s Office says the probe into the 2023 Maui fires revealed “many instances of great heroism” and nothing that warrants charges.

Half Of All Coral Reefs Are Dead. A Maui ‘Super Reef’ Offers Hope Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Half Of All Coral Reefs Are Dead. A Maui ‘Super Reef’ Offers Hope

Olowalu reef may be an example of how to survive climate change disaster — just 4 miles from the epicenter of the August 2023 Maui fire.

Maui Fire Settlement Cases Inch Toward Victim Payout David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Fire Settlement Cases Inch Toward Victim Payout

A proposed settlement could become final by early 2025.

Attorney General: Here Are The Top 10 Ways To Protect Hawaii From Wildfires National Guard/2023

Attorney General: Here Are The Top 10 Ways To Protect Hawaii From Wildfires

Looking to the mainland for guidance and re-establishing an office of the state fire marshal are the two top priorities.