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Lahaina’s Front Street Property Owners Are Eager To Rebuild, But It’s Complicated Courtesy: Leil Koch/2024

Lahaina’s Front Street Property Owners Are Eager To Rebuild, But It’s Complicated

Sea level rise, permitting and a push for restoration of a buried historic site and wetlands make it challenging.

Catherine Toth Fox: Travel —And Spend — Wisely When Going To Maui Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Catherine Toth Fox: Travel —And Spend — Wisely When Going To Maui

Visiting the whole island can help stimulate the local economy, still reeling nine months after the fires.

Vacant Land Sales Around Lahaina Have Jumped Since The Wildfires Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024

Vacant Land Sales Around Lahaina Have Jumped Since The Wildfires

As remediation efforts proceed, some local residents have bought property within minutes of the town.

Unequal Treatment By Lenders Is Hurting Lahaina Homeowners  Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Unequal Treatment By Lenders Is Hurting Lahaina Homeowners 

The lenders’ policies and an obscure thicket of state and federal regulation and law determine which homeowners will get interest on their sizable insurance payouts.

Maui County Has Been So Slow To Come Up With A Plan To Help People Rebuild In Lahaina That  A  State Lawmaker Is Doing It Instead Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Maui County Has Been So Slow To Come Up With A Plan To Help People Rebuild In Lahaina That A State Lawmaker Is Doing It Instead

Maui County officials have said it will be at least several more months before they have a plan finalized.

Lahaina’s Santa Claus Joins The Exodus From  Maui Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Lahaina’s Santa Claus Joins The Exodus From Maui

An official estimate of how many people have left Maui since the destructive wildfire may not be available until next year. But it’s a lot, by most accounts.

This Tiny Section Of Front Street Survived The Lahaina Fire And Now Is Coming Back to Life Cammy Clark

This Tiny Section Of Front Street Survived The Lahaina Fire And Now Is Coming Back to Life

The iconic Old Lahaina Luau and other businesses that didn’t burn are beginning to reopen, bringing back jobs and signaling the town is beginning to recover.

Beyond Lahaina: Some Lawmakers Want A New Development Plan For All Of West Maui Hawaii Senate/2024

Beyond Lahaina: Some Lawmakers Want A New Development Plan For All Of West Maui

Critics question the proposed election process for the new agency officials.

Maui Businesses Are Supposed To Have Priority For Wildfire Cleanup Jobs. Do They? Courtesy: Maui County/2024

Maui Businesses Are Supposed To Have Priority For Wildfire Cleanup Jobs. Do They?

The mainland contractor overseeing the work doesn’t have to reveal who is getting hired even though it’s a taxpayer-funded job.

Matthew Leonard: SBA Disaster Loans For Maui Fire Survivors Are About To Dry Up Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Matthew Leonard: SBA Disaster Loans For Maui Fire Survivors Are About To Dry Up

Update: The SBA will accept disaster loan applications up to Jan. 25 without requiring additional documentation.