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The county has restricted travel and parking, but a volunteer outreach coordinator says they have nowhere to go.

The Maui County Council is moving forward with legislation to give displaced residents some “breathing space” for five years.

County voters passed ballot measures in November 2022 for the new departments to help with the housing crisis and ensure proper management of native resources.

FEMA and the state are building 619 homes for fire survivors, but there are now fewer than 215 households still living in the emergency hotel program.

The program is aimed at middle-income buyers often overlooked by affordable housing policies.

Tenants of the Courtyards at Waipouli on Kauai don’t know where to go if they’re forced to move out. Many Native Hawaiian beneficiaries don’t want to move in.

Bettina Robinson’s 900-square-foot home has been sitting empty since she joined the federal program in January.

The Manago Hotel was slated to become an affordable housing site but now it’s back on the market.

A majority of County Council members want Texas real estate developer Paul Cheng to get the money, saying housing needs are more pressing than protecting the shoreline or moving buildings and infrastructure inland.

But the state insurance commissioner says the reinsurance market may be beginning to stabilize.