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An Instagram Fundraiser Brought In $2.6 Million For Maui Fire Victims. Now It’s In This Woman’s  Hands Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

An Instagram Fundraiser Brought In $2.6 Million For Maui Fire Victims. Now It’s In This Woman’s Hands

UPDATED: Tiare Lawrence, a Native Hawaiian organizer and activist from Maui, will help dole out the money along with other Lahaina residents.

Hawaii Replaces Maui And Kauai Ambulance Company With One That Has A Questionable Record Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Replaces Maui And Kauai Ambulance Company With One That Has A Questionable Record

Paramedics and EMTs say the Hawaii Department of Health has lowered care standards for Maui and Kauai.

Lawsuit Blames Landowners, Utility For Maui Fire Death David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Lawsuit Blames Landowners, Utility For Maui Fire Death

The complaint by the family of a deceased Lahaina resident is the first to name property owners like Kamehameha Schools and Maui County along with the electric company as defendants.

CNHA Opens Relief Center To Help Steer Local People To Assistance (Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement/2023)

CNHA Opens Relief Center To Help Steer Local People To Assistance

Maui residents turn to people they know to help them get through government bureaucracy.

Maui Businesses Plead With Tourists To Help Economy After Fires Provided: Gabriel's Ohana

Maui Businesses Plead With Tourists To Help Economy After Fires

Some locals continue to criticize the idea of vacationing on Maui right now.

How To Get Federal Disaster Aid Even As FEMA Runs Out Of Money Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

How To Get Federal Disaster Aid Even As FEMA Runs Out Of Money

These strategies can help survivors of Hurricane Idalia and the Maui fires get aid faster.

‘The Lives We Lost’ Tells A Different Story About The People Who Died In Lahaina David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

‘The Lives We Lost’ Tells A Different Story About The People Who Died In Lahaina

Most of the stories about the people who perished in the Aug. 8 fire have focused on the circumstances of their death. We want to write about their lives.

Authorities Say 385 People Remain Missing After Lahaina Fire Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Authorities Say 385 People Remain Missing After Lahaina Fire

As names are added and removed from the unaccounted for list, Maui police and FBI continue to enlist the public’s help identifying fire victims