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This week, recovery and rebuilding usurped search and rescue as the primary focus following the Aug. 8 fires in Lahaina and Upcountry. Community members came out this past week demanding to be heard.

Judges are under pressure to collect fees that fund a range of state agencies from defendants often unable to pay.

Angus McKelvey was one of the thousands who lost their homes in the deadly fire. He’s been working ever since to help other survivors.

It may seem insensitive to go after the Aug. 8 fires, but it’s an imperative part of the recovery.

Bissen walked back a comment earlier this week that he was “not sure” of the command structure in the county’s wildfire response.

A new report by the University of Hawaii says many survivors will likely experience post-traumatic stress and depression in the fire’s aftermath and a lack of trust in public officials.

Local businesses struggle to cope as visitor spending drops $15 million per day, economists say.

The People’s Fund of Maui was launched with a $10 million donation.

The state’s chief housing officer says her team is identifying land where new housing can be built and assessing needs.

School campuses in the town will likely not reopen until after fall break.