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The council will vote on a resolution on Wednesday to officially oppose construction of up to seven telescopes on the dormant volcano.

After nine months living in Maui hotel rooms funded by the federal government, U‘i Kahue-Cabanting no longer has a dedicated place to live. But she and her business partner have a plan.

Angus McKelvey says the state government needs to do more to prevent a massive sell-off of land.

The property owners are now scrambling to figure out what to do with their units which sat empty for months at the expense of taxpayers.

The Legislature, then Maui County, took big steps toward phasing out short-term rentals to increase the housing stock for residents, 13,000 of whom were displaced by the Aug. 8 fires. Work continued on two group housing sites. The County Council ironed out most of the overall budget. And cleanup continued in Lahaina.

One issue in the case of West Maui Center is whether insurance should cover both the landlord’s and the tenant’s loss.

The council wants more precise information before taking action that could cost thousands of jobs and millions in lost tax revenue.

Paul Cheng, a Texas developer with a criminal past, says he’ll use the money to construct phase one of Pulelehua, the island’s largest affordable housing project in decades.

The Lahaina businesswoman had made prior arrangements with the Red Cross but says she’s not inclined to fight its decision since the program is winding down anyway.

The alleged retaliation occurred after a Civil Beat story highlighted how the nonprofit was urging some survivors to just leave the island.