Maui Is Getting Ready To Move Part Of A Major Highway Due To Climate Change
The Honoapiilani Highway is the main artery in and out of West Maui and keeping it open is considered crucial for public safety, commerce, tourism and other transportation needs.
State Agrees To Pay $550,000 To Settle Lawsuit Over Inmate Suicide At Maui Jail
The 26-year-old female prisoner warned jail staff she was contemplating suicide, but the facility did not place her on suicide watch.
This Maui Housing Project Is Hugely Popular And Sorely Needed. Will It Finally Get Built?
It’s been nearly 18 years since the developer began planning Waikapu Country Town. With the final bureaucratic hurdles now cleared, a new deal with the county could spur construction.
Civil Beat Is Ramping Up Its Neighbor Islands Coverage With New Full-Time Reporters
We’re beefing up on Maui first, so expect to see much more enterprise reporting from that island starting this week. Big Island and Kauai coming soon.
Maui Withdraws Vaccine Rules For Indoor Dining
The policy change is another about-face in the county’s Covid-19 prevention strategy as daily new infection counts stabilize.
Should Maui Hotels Pay More For Water? This Council Member Thinks So
Both homeowners and general users ranging from mom-and-pop shops to schools to luxury hotels pay largely the same prices for water.
Bill Would Ban Hawaii Film Officials From Appearing In Films
A Maui production’s controversial casting of the county film commissioner in a television movie has prompted an attempt to ban such hires.
Honolulu Businessman Milton Choy Had Been Working For Years With Feds On Legislative Bribery Case
The owner of a wastewater business has been a prolific campaign donor and received millions in sole-source government contracts over the years.
Two Hawaii Lawmakers Charged In Bribery Scheme Over Cesspool Legislation
J. Kalani English and Ty Cullen are accused of accepting thousands of dollars to alter the course of certain measures in 2020.
Here鈥檚 How County Leaders Think Maui Can Get Tourism Under Control
In a 418-page report, a group outlined a dozen ways to prevent the island from being overrun with visitors.