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Maui’s Got A Brand New Ag Department. Now What? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Maui’s Got A Brand New Ag Department. Now What?

Voters in Maui County approved a charter amendment to create Hawaii’s first county-level agriculture department. Now organizers need to determine exactly what the agency will work on.

Broken Promise? Native Hawaiians’ Ongoing Feud With Bank of America Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Broken Promise? Native Hawaiians’ Ongoing Feud With Bank of America

The bank promised to lend $150 million to Native Hawaiians to help them buy homes on lands that had been set aside for them after the overthrow.

Maui Police Commission Won’t Discipline Former Police Chief For Hit-And-Run YouTube.com

Maui Police Commission Won’t Discipline Former Police Chief For Hit-And-Run

UPDATED: Tivoli Faaumu will also be allowed to retire in good standing, which allows him to collect additional retirement benefits.

Maui Police Commission: Former Chief Had ‘Room For Improvement’ Yoohyun Jung/Civil B eat

Maui Police Commission: Former Chief Had ‘Room For Improvement’

Former Maui Police Chief Tivoli Faaumu’s performance evaluation was the subject of an executive session.

The Great Hawaii Rental Car Crisis: Is It Ever Going To End? Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

The Great Hawaii Rental Car Crisis: Is It Ever Going To End?

Some island leaders say it’s time to implement smarter visitor management strategies that don’t involve large fleets of rental cars.

COVID-19 Sniffing Dogs Show Promise With Patients In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

COVID-19 Sniffing Dogs Show Promise With Patients In Hawaii

A Labrador retriever named Tess is helping to detect patients with COVID-19 at The Queen’s Medical Center.

‘The Situation Is Critical’: Saving This Maui Beach Won’t Be Easy Or Cheap Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

‘The Situation Is Critical’: Saving This Maui Beach Won’t Be Easy Or Cheap

Government agencies, scientists, property owners and beachgoers have banded together to find a solution to chronic erosion at Maui’s Kahana Bay.

The Investigation Into The Ex-Maui Police Chief’s Hit And Run Is In YouTube.com

The Investigation Into The Ex-Maui Police Chief’s Hit And Run Is In

UPDATED: A new report describes interviews with officers and the chief over the accident in a shopping mall that damaged a security guard’s motorcycle.

The Tourists Are Back. In Rural Hana, The Residents Aren’t Happy Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

The Tourists Are Back. In Rural Hana, The Residents Aren’t Happy

Visitors are bringing an infusion of cash but they’re underscoring concerns about overtaxed roads, beaches and infrastructure, environmental degradation and cultural exploitation.  

A Maui Farmer’s Dream: Where Food, Not Fences, Separates The Homes Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

A Maui Farmer’s Dream: Where Food, Not Fences, Separates The Homes

Facing a shortage of affordable agricultural land, a Maui farmer is forging unique partnerships with high-end homeowners to grow food in their yards.