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Maui Fire Death Toll Lowered From 115 To 97 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Maui Fire Death Toll Lowered From 115 To 97

Additional DNA testing along with dental and other analyses have reduced the number of dead and missing, authorities said.

$1000 Hotel Rooms? House GOP Wants Answers From FEMA On Maui Wildfires Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2022

$1000 Hotel Rooms? House GOP Wants Answers From FEMA On Maui Wildfires

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee sent a letter to FEMA’s top administrator asking questions about its response to the Maui wildfires.

Ben Lowenthal: Maui Residents Crowdsourced When Official News Was Scarce Screenshot: Ben Lowenthal/Civil Beat/2023

Ben Lowenthal: Maui Residents Crowdsourced When Official News Was Scarce

An online spreadsheet quickly became a reference document for the community after the Lahaina fires.

Lahaina Will Soon Reopen To Property Owners And Renters Courtesy: Army National Guard/Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Foster

Lahaina Will Soon Reopen To Property Owners And Renters

Based on a zone and pass system, the county expects to start allowing Lahaina residents to return to the disaster area starting on Sept. 25.

US House Sets First Hearing On HECO’s Role In Deadly Wildfires Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

US House Sets First Hearing On HECO’s Role In Deadly Wildfires

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who traveled to Maui earlier this month to witness the devastation, has vowed to get to the bottom of what happened when a wildfire destroyed much of the coastal community killing at least 115 people.

Regulators Push Hawaiian Electric On Liability Insurance Coverage Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Regulators Push Hawaiian Electric On Liability Insurance Coverage

Hawaiian Electric is facing numerous lawsuits over the Maui fires and questions are being asked about the companies ability to pay any successful claims.

Schatz: Government Shutdown Shouldn’t Stop Maui Recovery Efforts David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Schatz: Government Shutdown Shouldn’t Stop Maui Recovery Efforts

President Biden has already approved a disaster declaration that allows Hawaii to access federal relief aid.

Lahaina Businesses Hoping To Reopen Face Daunting Challenges Courtesy: Jason Mahon

Lahaina Businesses Hoping To Reopen Face Daunting Challenges

From unsafe water to uncertainty over future earnings, obstacles line the path of recovery for businesses in and around the burn zone

Naka Nathaniel: Here’s A Better Way To Help Hawaii Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Naka Nathaniel: Here’s A Better Way To Help Hawaii

Active community listening sessions are a way to counter disinformation.

Honolulu Has A Hiring Problem. Here’s What That Means For Fire Mitigation Efforts Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu Has A Hiring Problem. Here’s What That Means For Fire Mitigation Efforts

While city-owned land makes up a relatively small portion of Oahu, groundskeepers need to be strategically redeployed to stave off wildfires.