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Many of the community’s faithful believe they see a high power at work.

The Environmental Protection Agency is awaiting county approval to deploy Soiltac, a dust suppressant with glue-like qualities that the agency says is safe to use.

Council members will consider the mayor’s plan to fill the gap, which includes proposed cuts to the fire department.

The large number of deaths makes understanding what happened in Lahaina a national concern, investigators say.

The Oahu-born musician was a devoted grandfather who played his last show the night before he died.

While concerns mount about the psychological stress fire victims are experiencing, officials say there has not been an increase in suicide rates.

A longstanding project to convert the alternate path into a paved trail and evacuation route has been stuck in “perpetual planning.”

A vinyl record from a home in Texas is also a link to life in old Hawaii.

Gov. Josh Green says he’s sympathetic to those who aren’t ready for the visitors to return but Maui and the state need the money they bring.