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Experts say the bureaucratic limbo facing a Maui couple trying to rebuild their home outside of Lahaina reflects a broader problem

Without the dead end on Kuhua Street and the private lot dividing Aki Street, everyone there likely would have gotten out safely, Maui county planners say.

Hundreds of residents were asked what they want rebuilt as before and what they want changed.

The utility created the Public Safety Power Shutoff program last May to for adverse weather conditions.

Saying they see it as a symbol of returning to normalcy, local residents pushed the county to get it done.

Fewer fire survivors are working and those who have jobs are working fewer hours, according to a new UHERO report.

Investigators are using Civil Beat photos of a gate on Kuhua Street to prepare the third installment of their Lahaina analysis for the state attorney general.

Susie Richter hauls up jugs of water for the plants amid the crosses and portraits of Maui fire victims. She often has company.

The most recent report on the cause of the Lahaina wildfire added credence to the theory that Hawaiian Electric Co., Kamehameha Schools and others are responsible for the destruction and loss of life.

Firefighters stayed at the blaze for more than five hours – and couldn’t have predicted the deadly rekindling that afternoon, Fire Chief Brad Ventura said.