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A draft permit would allow the practice to continue of injecting wastewater into the ground close to the ocean. Those who testified at a recent hearing said it’s destroying coral reefs.

Fewer fire survivors are working and those who have jobs are working fewer hours, according to a new UHERO report.

The proposal would make it easier to reimburse travel expenses of top officials who live on the other islands.

Investigators are using Civil Beat photos of a gate on Kuhua Street to prepare the third installment of their Lahaina analysis for the state attorney general.

Susie Richter hauls up jugs of water for the plants amid the crosses and portraits of Maui fire victims. She often has company.

The most recent report on the cause of the Lahaina wildfire added credence to the theory that Hawaiian Electric Co., Kamehameha Schools and others are responsible for the destruction and loss of life.

Firefighters stayed at the blaze for more than five hours – and couldn’t have predicted the deadly rekindling that afternoon, Fire Chief Brad Ventura said.

The long-awaited report by Maui County and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concurs with a body of reports pointing to Hawaiian Electric Co. as the cause of the fires.

Parks officials say a 3-year old ban on the chemicals has been tough to implement.

Maui Roots Reborn, an immigration advocacy agency, says one of its clients was detained on Tuesday.