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New State Fund For Maui Fire Victims Is Taking Shape Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

New State Fund For Maui Fire Victims Is Taking Shape

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is putting together a plan to help people who lost family members or were injured.

Civil Beat鈥檚 Pop-Up Newsroom Is Heading To Kahului

Civil Beat鈥檚 Pop-Up Newsroom Is Heading To Kahului

Members of our team will be at the UH Maui College on Thursday.

Embattled Native Hawaiian Firm Wins $52 Million Federal Contract For Maui Debris Removal Ku'u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2023

Embattled Native Hawaiian Firm Wins $52 Million Federal Contract For Maui Debris Removal

Dawson Solutions is a subsidiary of the Hawaiian Native Corp., whose offices were raided over the summer by federal investigators seeking information about alleged financial crimes.

Denby Fawcett: Lahaina Survivors Feel A Deep Need For Spiritual Healing

Denby Fawcett: Lahaina Survivors Feel A Deep Need For Spiritual Healing

Dealing with the emotional unease is as urgent as more practical challenges, they say.

Lahainaluna High School Students Are Met With Celebrations As They Return To Campus Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Lahainaluna High School Students Are Met With Celebrations As They Return To Campus

Classes resumed despite lingering concerns about air quality due to the nearby burn zone. Lahaina’s intermediate and elementary schools also are reopening this week.

Matthew Leonard: The Maui Coder On A Mission To Help House Displaced Residents Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2023

Matthew Leonard: The Maui Coder On A Mission To Help House Displaced Residents

There are vacant houses in West Maui, and owners who say they can’t possibly rent them for less than $10,000 a month.

Uncertainty And Delays Are Too Much For Some Lahaina Businesses. They’re Calling It Quits Courtesy: Darice McGuire

Uncertainty And Delays Are Too Much For Some Lahaina Businesses. They’re Calling It Quits

Cheeseburger in Paradise was a top revenue producer for Maui for decades but its owners have decided not to try to reopen. Other firms are making the same decision.

Vandals Are Stealing Parts Off Hawaii’s Emergency Sirens Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Vandals Are Stealing Parts Off Hawaii’s Emergency Sirens

Roughly three out of every four sirens works at any given time, officials said.

Chad Blair: Can Josh Green Restore Hawaii鈥檚 Broken Trust? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Chad Blair: Can Josh Green Restore Hawaii鈥檚 Broken Trust?

After the fires, the governor says it鈥檚 really the only way to resolve the state鈥檚 longterm challenges.

Human Remains From Lahaina Wildfire Found In Courthouse David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Human Remains From Lahaina Wildfire Found In Courthouse

Maui police also said the number of people who have not been accounted for since the Aug. 8 fire dropped to seven.