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Members emphasized the importance of protecting the county from another tragedy like Lahaina that took at least 101 lives and destroyed much of the town.

An official estimate of how many people have left Maui since the destructive wildfire may not be available until next year. But it’s a lot, by most accounts.

The County Council is looking for ways to up the budget, which is limited by the cost of the fire recovery.

The temporary school, which began hosting classes this month, was built in only 95 days.

Last month FEMA moved the Dadez family into a house with questionable water quality. Now the family is settled back into the government-sponsored condo they thought they had left for good.

The developer of the 89-unit project is the first to obtain building permits in the burn zone. Now the county and state are being asked to pick up the cost of what insurance didn’t cover.

The Hawaii senator says the funding needs caused by the Lahaina wildfires remain “enormous.”

Hundreds of Lahaina fire victims came out strongly against a bill that could allow HECO to impose a new fee on customers to help prevent wildfires.

The extra month of the feds picking up the tab will save the state a significant amount of money as lawmakers figure out next year’s budget.

The matter stems from a dispute between Mayor Richard Bissen and the County Council over his nominations to the volunteer boards.