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Next Stop, Wailuku! Civil Beat’s Pop-Up Newsroom Is Heading To Maui

Next Stop, Wailuku! Civil Beat’s Pop-Up Newsroom Is Heading To Maui

Members of our team will be at the Wailuku Public Library next week.

Most Hawaii Wildfires Are Started By People, But Arson Cases Are Rarely Solved Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2023

Most Hawaii Wildfires Are Started By People, But Arson Cases Are Rarely Solved

There are too few investigators and insufficient resources to find out who was to blame in most fires.

EPA Says 85% Of Lahaina Burn Area Has Been Cleaned Up Ku'u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2023

EPA Says 85% Of Lahaina Burn Area Has Been Cleaned Up

The environmental agency says it will be tougher to clean up areas around apartment buildings where debris has piled up.

Hawaii Budget Director’s Conflict Of Interest: He Owns HECO Stock Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2017

Hawaii Budget Director’s Conflict Of Interest: He Owns HECO Stock

Luis Salaveria is helping plan an innovative Maui fire victims fund that could also help reduce Hawaiian Electric’s liability.

A Message From Hawaii To DC: ‘We Don’t Have Enough Money’ Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2023

A Message From Hawaii To DC: ‘We Don’t Have Enough Money’

Local business and civic leaders made the rounds of key federal agencies this week in an effort to get more money and better policy decisions for Maui fire relief.

Overpass For Kulanihakoi High School Slated For December 2025 David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Overpass For Kulanihakoi High School Slated For December 2025

An underpass construction would provide more accessibility for students, the Kihei Community Association said.

Feds Want To Plant Invasive Grasses To Control Soil After Maui Fires Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Feds Want To Plant Invasive Grasses To Control Soil After Maui Fires

USDA officials said with no vegetation left on thousands of acres, there’s a need to prevent sedimentation before the wet season arrives.

Hawaii Bribery Scandal Casts A Shadow Over Lahaina’s Ruins Phillip Jung for The New York Times

Hawaii Bribery Scandal Casts A Shadow Over Lahaina’s Ruins

For years, a local businessman paid off officials in exchange for lucrative contracts. The system he exploited has been left largely unchanged.

Water Commission Implored To ‘Hit The Reset Button’ Following Maui Fires Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2023

Water Commission Implored To ‘Hit The Reset Button’ Following Maui Fires

The state panel heard passionate testimony from Lahaina residents and many others during its first meeting on the island since the Aug. 8 tragedy.