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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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