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Kahului Man Dies After Being Shot By Maui Police Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Kahului Man Dies After Being Shot By Maui Police

MPD says officers were responding to a call of a suicidal man in Kahului.

How One Hawaiian Family Battled In Court For 20 Years To Reclaim Ancestral Land Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

How One Hawaiian Family Battled In Court For 20 Years To Reclaim Ancestral Land

In Kauaula Valley, one family is working to show others what it takes to reclaim ancestral lands.

New Maui County Clerk Will Earn More Than Mayor Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

New Maui County Clerk Will Earn More Than Mayor

If confirmed by the new council next week at its first meeting, Moana Lutey will replace outgoing county clerk Kathy Kaohu.

New Maui County Council To Pick Chair And Committee Leaders Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2022

New Maui County Council To Pick Chair And Committee Leaders

The committees shape the county’s direction on key issues like housing and government spending.

Bissen Announces More Appointments To Maui Administration Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Bissen Announces More Appointments To Maui Administration

Many of them already have leadership roles in the existing county government.

Maui Has A New Plan To Prevent Desecration Of Significant Cultural Sites Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Has A New Plan To Prevent Desecration Of Significant Cultural Sites

The proposal for an interactive mapping tool is the last act of one of the most progressive councils in the county’s history.

Maui County Climate Plan Would Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Boost Disaster Preparedness Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Maui County Climate Plan Would Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Boost Disaster Preparedness

The draft outline warns of disruptions and damage caused by more frequent extreme weather events like wildfires, landslides and flooding.

Investigation Into Maui Monster House Dies In Committee Ryan Siphers/Civil Beat/2022

Investigation Into Maui Monster House Dies In Committee

While Tamara Paltin’s County Council committee will take no further action, the committee vice chair says she has forwarded documents to the FBI for review.

Business Owners Sue Maui County After Racking up $1.2 Million In Fines Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Business Owners Sue Maui County After Racking up $1.2 Million In Fines

Paia Gelato’s 15-year permitting saga is an example of broader challenges facing the planning department.

Maui County Considers Leasing Land On Lanai That Larry Ellison ‘Won鈥檛 Have A Say In’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Maui County Considers Leasing Land On Lanai That Larry Ellison ‘Won鈥檛 Have A Say In’

The opportunity for a leaseholder change on 100 undeveloped acres could revive long stalled plans for a promised agricultural park on Lanai.