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Anxiety Sets In For Family Displaced By Lahaina Fire As Moving Day Looms Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2024

Anxiety Sets In For Family Displaced By Lahaina Fire As Moving Day Looms

The Dadezes are excited to possibly live in a house after months in hotel rooms. But they know their next location won’t be permanent either.

Feds Estimate Aug. 8 Wildfires Caused $23 Million In Damage To Agriculture David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Feds Estimate Aug. 8 Wildfires Caused $23 Million In Damage To Agriculture

The fires on Maui and Big Island destroyed thousands of acres of pasture, hundreds of crops and led to loss of livestock.

Maui Police Identify 100th Known Victim Of The Lahaina Fire Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Police Identify 100th Known Victim Of The Lahaina Fire

Nearly 400 people were on the police department’s credible missing persons list from the fire, but now only three people are left.

Ben Lowenthal: Hawaii’s Local Identity Is Distinctive But Hard To Pin Down Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Ben Lowenthal: Hawaii’s Local Identity Is Distinctive But Hard To Pin Down

The Unity March in Lahaina was a reflection of both Native Hawaiian values and the unique culture of the Valley Isle.

The Army Corps Is Ready To Clean Up The Lahaina Burn Zone. But It Needs Permission From Property Owners Courtesy: Lanny Daise/2023

The Army Corps Is Ready To Clean Up The Lahaina Burn Zone. But It Needs Permission From Property Owners

Most of the commercial businesses have yet to submit a right-of-entry application to the county, and hundreds of forms turned in by residents were incomplete.

Hawaiian Electric Is Replacing Wood Poles Lost In August Fires With Steel Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiian Electric Is Replacing Wood Poles Lost In August Fires With Steel

The community wants more changes to make the grid safer, such as burying lines underground. That planning process hasn’t started yet.

Salvage Operations Planned For Pair Of Vessels Aground Off Maui Courtesy: DLNR

Salvage Operations Planned For Pair Of Vessels Aground Off Maui

A former Navy vessel released an oily sheen into the water while a passenger ferry apparently missed channel markers and ended up stuck.

Last-Minute Bill Introduced To Support Long-Term Maui Wildfire Exposure Study Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Last-Minute Bill Introduced To Support Long-Term Maui Wildfire Exposure Study

Hawaii lawmakers are being asked to pony up funds to support a comprehensive study of residents affected by the Aug. 8 fires.

Hawaii Lawmakers Are Considering Ways To Help HECO Pay Maui Fire Costs David Croxford/Civil beat/2023

Hawaii Lawmakers Are Considering Ways To Help HECO Pay Maui Fire Costs

Hawaiian Electric says proposed legislation is not intended to shift any lawsuit settlements to consumers.

Maui Is Moving To Address Its Water Shortage Through Strict Conservation Measures Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Is Moving To Address Its Water Shortage Through Strict Conservation Measures

The county worked with an engineering consultant to develop 19 recommendations as part of a broader long-term plan that the public can now weigh in on.