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Entries for 'News Release'
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lawyers: "Bishop Estate Caused Lahaina Fire"
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 3388 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... landowners knew how dangerous it was to have that huge volume of dry grass next to subdivisions, and could have saved hundreds of lives at cost of less than $1,000 per acre to cut the brush ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Former Rentals available to replace burned cars
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 1758 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... If you have comprehensive coverage (also known as “other than collision”) on your automobile insurance policy, submit a claim ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Insurance Companies to Pay Out to Coverage Limits?
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 1733 Views :: Maui County
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... Maui Attorney Lance D. Collins has formally requested that Hawai'i Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito call upon property insurance companies to pay out 100% of coverage limits ....
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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CNHA Buys Another Apartment Building--No New Affordable Units Created
By News Release @ 4:28 AM :: 2058 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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... “Our goal is to build equity and acquire more properties" ....
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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Those who Labor are Heavy Laden
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1548 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... deploying with the Red Cross from Big Island to Maui to serve displaced residents ....
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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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DBEDT: Visitor Recovery continues Thru July
By News Release @ 8:17 PM :: 1506 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 932,713 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in July 2023, an increase of 1.5 percent from July 2022 ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Another Big Pay Hike for DoE Employees
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 1992 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... increase pay for educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Green Gives Another $50M Subsidy for Solar Industry
By News Release @ 2:12 AM :: 1706 Views :: Energy
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... the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA) has been appropriated $50 million for Solar PV+Battery financing in the 2023-2024 fiscal year ....
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Friday, September 1, 2023 |
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UL Lab to Conduct Lahaina Investigation
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 1587 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... "to assess the policies and performance of state and county agencies" -- not MECO ....
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Lahaina Banyan Tree: Signs of Life Three Weeks After Fire
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 1274 Views :: Maui County
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" ... A lot of new roots shooting off .... "
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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US House Committee opens investigation into Hawaiian Electric
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 1792 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics
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"... Has the Hawai’i State Energy Office been involved? ...."
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Governor's Task Force: Mollies and Shrooms next to be legalized
By News Release @ 2:24 PM :: 1044 Views :: Drugs
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...Although psychedelic plants (drugs) have been used in indigenous cultures (given to hot chicks in nightclubs) for thousands of years, modern science (politics) is now catching up....
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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While Fighting Against Female Lockerrooms in Hawaii Schools, Hawaii AG Files Brief for Title IX Trannies
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 1698 Views :: Education K-12
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... LGTBQ+ students have been filing legal challenges to the religious exemption ....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |
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Sen Keith-Agaran Resigns--Chased out by Ethics Investigation?
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 2957 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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“... I was appointed to this position, I didn’t run for it initially so I’m not wedded to staying in the Legislature ....”
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |
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Biden Nominates Federal Judges for Hawaii, CNMI
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 1649 Views :: Judiciary
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... Micah W. J. Smith has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii since 2018 ....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |
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U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 1579 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Bissen has said that after the EPA removes hazardous materials, he will allow residents to go back to their properties to collect personal items ....
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023 |
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Maui Court Issues ‘Writ of Quo Warranto’ vs Green’s July 17 Housing Proclamation
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 2661 Views :: Ethics, Development, Land Use
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... "The proclamation usurps all government power into the hands of one unelected former lobbyist" said Petitioner Tom Coffman ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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Flashback: How Andaya was selected Maui Emergency Chief
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 2786 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... a selection committee comprised of the Maui PD Chief Faaumu, Maui FD Chief Murray, Elton Ushio, Admin of the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency and Vern Miyagi, Admin of the Hawaiʻi State Emergency Management Agency ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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Blame Game: HECO Pushes Back Against Maui County Lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:03 AM :: 1925 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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"At about 3 p.m., a time when all of Hawaiian Electric's power lines in West Maui had been de-energized for more than six hours, a second fire (the "Afternoon Fire") began in the same area."
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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HHC, COR: Green appoints new members
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 3800 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii State Government
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... Governor Josh Green, M.D., has announced several appointees to state boards and commissions ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Darryl Oliveira hired as interim director of Maui Emergency Management Agency
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 1495 Views :: Maui County
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... Oliveira directly oversaw Hawaii County’s mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts for diverse emergency and disaster events, including tropical storms and the 2014 Pahoa lava flow ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Last Shelter Closed: Lahaina Survivors in Hotels
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 1734 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... more than a dozen hotels and timeshare properties are currently housing more than 4,400 shelter survivors and hotel employee survivors, while some 900 people are booked in Airbnb units ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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DoH, Kapiolani Hospital Ink Abortion Pill Deal
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1599 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... KMCWC will purchase a year’s supply of mifepristone (1,000 doses), and DOH will reimburse KMCWC for any unused doses ....
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Friday, August 25, 2023 |
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Hawaiian Electric Stock Plunges After Dividends Suspended
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 2005 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... HEI suspending dividends, drawing down $370M credit line and further separating HEI and ASB boards ....
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Friday, August 25, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire: County of Maui releases validated list of Missing
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 1125 Views :: Maui County
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... UPDATE Aug 25, 2023: "About 100 names tentatively removed from missing list" ....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023 |
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P3 Restructures 1,221-Unit Affordable Housing Portfolio
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 1554 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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"... Innovative Transaction to Rehabilitate Properties and Preserve Long-Term Affordability ...."
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023 |
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30 Years later--Varona Village Redevelopment Begins
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 2062 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... to offer the homes and lots for purchase by the tenants of record (the original plantation workers) and current Varona Village residents ....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023 |
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DBEDT Releases 2022 Hawaii Data Book
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 1673 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... The Hawai‘i State Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawai‘i ....
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023 |
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HHFDC: 900 Housing Options for Fire Victims
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 1638 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... HHFDC housing referral program ends first week with 900-plus dwelling options for displaced Maui residents; Governor Green urges more property owners to participate ....
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023 |
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Senate Special Session Confirms Four Judicial Appointments
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 2910 Views :: Judiciary
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... The special session addressed only the four pending judicial appointments ....
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023 |
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DLNR Faked 'Reassignment' of Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 4421 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics
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... The ‘reassignment’ of Manuel was purposefully defective in order to allow for it to be reversed by litigation such as this ....
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Monday, August 21, 2023 |
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Honolulu District Courthouse to Partially Reopen After 'Structural Damage'
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 4114 Views :: Judiciary
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...Cases scheduled in courtrooms 7A, 7B, 10A, 10C, and 10D at Honolulu District Court will be rescheduled. Small claims cases in courtroom 10B-PM will also be rescheduled....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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DOD, FEMA Fully Engaged in Maui Recovery and Assistance Efforts
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 1728 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... DOD has 691 personnel in Maui who are engaged in planning, synchronizing and coordinating support to FEMA and the state of Hawaii. ...
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Hawai’i County Police Officer Arrested for Burglary and Assault
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 2067 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police
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... The arrest of Kaili stems from an incident reported early Tuesday morning at a residence in Naalehu, where two masked men reportedly entered the 20-year-old victim’s residence and assaulted him ....
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Friday, August 18, 2023 |
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FBI Helping Collect DNA to Locate and Identify Missing Persons in Lahaina
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 1648 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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... asking all immediate family members—parents, siblings, and children—of those who are still missing to provide DNA samples ....
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Friday, August 18, 2023 |
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Sue Big Oil Lawyers: Biden Should Exploit Lahaina Visit to Make us Rich
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 2256 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Biden Has Voiced Support for Similar 'Sue Big Oil' Cases ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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DOD Personnel Working With Hawaii, FEMA Officials to Speed Relief to Maui
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 1217 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... Almost 700 DOD personnel and 140 Coast Guardsmen are part of the coordinated response to the Maui wildfires ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Andaya Quits: Was at Oahu 'Networking Event' as Lahaina Burned
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 2897 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... “It’s a good ol’ boy network. This time it cost lives.” ….
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire too Hot to Handle? Attorney General to hire outside firm to review decision-making
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 3089 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County
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... The decision not to conduct a criminal investigation is a key element of the strategy to protect HECO from the fate that befell PG&E after the Camp Fire ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Realtors 'Cautioned' on Pressuring Lahaina Property Owners for Sales
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 2095 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Small Business
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... According to sources, these people have been cold-calling landowners in an attempt to purchase properties from those injured and to take advantage of their vulnerable situation ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Hawaii Zoning Atlas Reveals where and how Zoning Rules Limit Housing Supply and Increase Costs
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 2558 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use
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... The local Atlas team is part of a national coalition aiming to inform solutions to the housing crisis by cataloging land use policies across the U.S. ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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DLNR 'Reassigns' Hawaiian Activist Who Delayed Water Resupply for Lahaina Fire
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 5146 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Greenmail, Land Use, OHA
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... 'Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner' at DLNR is transferred to new job after allegedly prioritizing taro patch over Lahaina firefighting ....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2023 |
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Green: "Its going to be a very long time before any housing can be built"
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 2613 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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"We’ll also invest state resources to preserve and protect this land for our people; not for any development"
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Wednesday, August 16, 2023 |
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County releases first confirmed identifications of Maui Wildfire Disaster victims
By News Release @ 2:07 AM :: 1698 Views :: Maui County
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- Total fatalities: 106
- Identified and notified: Two individuals of 106
- Identified and not notified: Three individuals of 106
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
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Federal Resource Fair for Those Impacted by Maui Fires
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1803 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation
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... Maui Economic Development Board’s Malcolm Center, Kihei, Saturday, August 19, 2023 -- 1:00pm to 5:00pm ....
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
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Just the Beginning: S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Junk
By News Release @ 4:18 PM :: 2209 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... CreditWatch placement with negative implications reflects the potential for additional downgrades of one or more notches within the coming months ....
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Sunday, August 13, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires Red Cross and FEMA: Where to Volunteer, How to get Help
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 7496 Views :: Maui County
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... More than 220 trained American Red Cross disaster workers — from Maui, other Hawaiian islands and all corners of the country — are helping now with more on their way ....
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