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Struggling to Keep or Find Housing After Maui’s Wildfires? Tell Us Your Story. Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Struggling to Keep or Find Housing After Maui’s Wildfires? Tell Us Your Story.

We need to hear from anyone who has been touched by what many say is a secondary housing crisis after the fires. Have you faced eviction or a rent increase? Are you a landlord or property manager? Tell us how you’ve been affected.

Will Insurance Companies Get First Crack At $4 Billion Lahaina Fire Settlement? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Will Insurance Companies Get First Crack At $4 Billion Lahaina Fire Settlement?

Insurers have already sold $340 million in subrogation claims to hedge funds, victims’ lawyers say.

The Leader Of The Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement Reflects On A Year Since The Lahaina Fire AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson/2024

The Leader Of The Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement Reflects On A Year Since The Lahaina Fire

The Associated Press spoke with Kuhio Lewis about how CNHA became a key player in the recovery from the Lahaina fire and what still worries him about Maui’s long recovery.

Customers Won’t Pay For HECO’s $2  Billion Wildfire Settlement, CEO Says Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Customers Won’t Pay For HECO’s $2 Billion Wildfire Settlement, CEO Says

Hawaiian Electric Industries said there is risk it cannot continue as a going concern if it can’t find financing to cover wildfire liabilities.

Letters To Lahaina: Read Tributes From Readers Like You

Letters To Lahaina: Read Tributes From Readers Like You

Read open letters to the historic town from those who cherished it most.

The Lahaina Burn Zone Is Coming Back To Life. How To Keep It Safe Is A Work In Progress Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

The Lahaina Burn Zone Is Coming Back To Life. How To Keep It Safe Is A Work In Progress

The Maui Police Department is combining new technology, better equipment and more responsive policies in the aftermath of last year’s fire.

State’s Legal Expenses For Maui Wildfires Topped $6 Million Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

State’s Legal Expenses For Maui Wildfires Topped $6 Million

Updated: Hawaiian Electric agreed to pick up many of those expenses.

‘Never Give Up Hope’: Maui Residents Reflect On A Year In The Wildfires’ Aftermath Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024

‘Never Give Up Hope’: Maui Residents Reflect On A Year In The Wildfires’ Aftermath

Community members came together to process their emotions as Hawaii’s leaders push to build more temporary, stable housing options on the Valley Isle.

Naka Nathaniel: Finding New Reasons For Optimism In The Waters Off Lahaina Naka Nathaniel/Civil Beat/2024

Naka Nathaniel: Finding New Reasons For Optimism In The Waters Off Lahaina

The paddle-out was a moment to reflect and feel hope a year after the nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century.