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Progress has been made but significant housing, infrastructure and health issues persist.

Kate Blystone takes over a department reeling with low morale, a backlog of permits, a staffing shortage and other issues while dealing with the fire recovery.

The measures aim to keep that effort going after the debris removal from the wildfires ends.

The department’s preliminary after-action report includes 32 recommendations for improvement.

Timothy Johns has recused himself from some HECO decisions, as an activist shareholder calls for overhauling HECO’s board.

Randy Dadez is just grateful to have a place for his family to stay as he works to piece together their broken lives after the Aug. 8 wildfire.

Utilities, insurers, large landowners and the state would pay into a “wildfire relief fund” to help pay for property damage claims.

County council members want the Bissen administration to take advantage of the federal money before it’s too late.

The plan addresses growing threats from climate change, including an increased focus on wildfire prevention after the Lahaina disaster.

The Maui police chief sat down with the Civil Beat Editorial Board for the first time since the Aug. 8 fires. A temporary landfill in Olowalu was built to hold all the toxic debris and fire waste from Lahaina as the next phase of the cleanup began. Water and air quality sampling increased. Thousands gathered for a unity march. And the 2024 legislative session got underway with leaders declaring Maui’s recovery their top priority.