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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire: MedQuest Stops Terminations
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 1728 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... coverage will continue through at least the end of this year without interruption except for those who voluntarily ask Med-QUEST to end their coverage, those who have moved out of state or those who are deceased ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Taxing Government Benefits
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1665 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Legitimate questions now need to be asked about whether the government is going to want to take back some of that Lahaina money in taxes ....
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 |
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Maui trudges toward recovery, one month since wildfire tragedy
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 1580 Views :: Maui County
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... The number of people still missing from Lahaina after wildfires wiped out a portion of West Maui has dropped from hundreds to 66 ....
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 |
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Economic Perspective of Maui’s Devastating Wildfires
By UHERO @ 3:35 AM :: 1691 Views :: Maui County, Economy
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“Tourism…dropped off the edge of the Earth.”
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Maui losses at $11 million a day since fires
By Selected News Articles @ 5:51 AM :: 1756 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Tourism
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...DBEDT reduces its economic growth projections for Hawaii from 1.8% for 2023 to 1.1% and from 2% to 1.5% for 2024....
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Thursday, September 7, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: House Forms Working Groups
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 1682 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... to formulate recommendations for the upcoming session, which begins January 17, 2024 ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lawyers: "Bishop Estate Caused Lahaina Fire"
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 3360 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 :: 1752 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 :: 1729 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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Economic growth is our only way out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:17 PM :: 1832 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Taxes
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... we cannot afford to further burden our economy with our usual high-tax and high-spending habits ....
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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 :: 1543 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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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Tax Deadlines on Maui
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1667 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... On August 18, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service announced “expansive tax relief” for Hawaii wildfire victims ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Steps we could take to help Lahaina rebuild more quickly
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:14 AM :: 1787 Views :: Maui County, Development, Small Business
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... licensure laws that constrain the supply of skilled trades workers, building codes that complicate and disincentivize adding accessory dwelling units, and laws prohibiting prefabricated homes ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Maui Crisis: A Time to Help!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:02 AM :: 1506 Views :: Maui County, OHA
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... “Nani ka noho mehameha ʻana o ke kūlanakauhale i piha i kanaka! Ua like hoʻi me ka wahine kāne make!” How lonely sits the city that was once full of people! (Lam. 1:1) ....
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Saturday, September 2, 2023 |
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Speaker of House in Hawaii to witness damage caused by wildfires
By Selected News Articles @ 3:41 PM :: 1478 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation
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... "It's clear we need answers into how this tragic fire occurred and what could have been done to prevent it from happening." ....
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Friday, September 1, 2023 |
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UHERO: Maui wildfire impacts and recovery challenges
By UHERO @ 4:28 AM :: 1446 Views :: Maui County
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... displaced families are now searching for housing in one of the nation’s most expensive markets ....
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Friday, September 1, 2023 |
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UL Lab to Conduct Lahaina Investigation
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 1583 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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Friday, September 1, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Where was Bissen while Lahaina Burned?
By Video @ 3:55 AM :: 3220 Views :: Maui County
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" I had been present in our Emergency Operating Center since Aug. 7 "
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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‘We Are Dealing With Global Warming’: Hawaii Gov Once Again Blames Deadly Wildfire On Climate Change
By Video @ 11:08 PM :: 1564 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... The West Maui Land Company accused M. Kaleo Manuel, an official with the Hawaii DLNR, of delaying a response to a request to use water to refill reservoirs used by the Maui Fire Department to fight the wildfire ....
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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 :: 1266 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 :: 1787 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics
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"... Has the Hawai’i State Energy Office been involved? ...."
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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 :: 2950 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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U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 1573 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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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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‘There’s going to be a lot blame in the next few years’
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:25 PM :: 1483 Views :: Maui County
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... Anger lasts the longest ....
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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 :: 2780 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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Fact Check: Joe Biden Embellishes Fire Story in Recent Remarks in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:50 PM :: 1663 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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... The fire was insignificant, contained to the kitchen and under control within 20 minutes, according to the local fire department ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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FEMA Holds Employee Trainings on ‘White Supremacy’ As More Than 1,000 in Hawaii Remain Missing
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 2305 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, First Amendment
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... FEMA's "resilience" division was advised of a requirement to complete one of three three-hour diversity training modules between Aug. 1 and Sept. 28 ....
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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 :: 1919 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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Sunday, August 27, 2023 |
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Lahaina Scammers
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1899 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... there is a darker side ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii healthcare takes more hits
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:11 PM :: 1737 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... among the heartbreaking losses earlier this month in fire-ravaged Lahaina were three healthcare clinics that served approximately 30,000 patients ....
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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 :: 1490 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 :: 1730 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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‘Sorry … Mr. President’: Hawaiian Business Torches Biden’s Wildfire Response With Viral Marquis Message
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 AM :: 2009 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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... “Genuine sympathy is better than contrived empathy,” the business wrote in the post of the photo of the sign. “It’s not always about you Mr. President.” ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Hundreds of Military Personnel Helping in Lahaina Fire Zone
By Selected News Articles @ 3:07 AM :: 1821 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... there are National Guard, Reserve and active duty personnel who make up the task force. Also included in the task force are Army civilian personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ....
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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 :: 2000 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 :: 1122 Views :: Maui County
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... UPDATE Aug 25, 2023: "About 100 names tentatively removed from missing list" ....
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Friday, August 25, 2023 |
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To Tackle Highest Housing Costs in the Country, Hawaii's Governor Declares YIMBY Martial Law
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 AM :: 2139 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... An emergency proclamation by Gov. Josh Green offers developers the opportunity to route around almost all regulations on building homes ....
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Thursday, August 24, 2023 |
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Do Lahaina Property Owners Have the Right to Rebuild?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:26 PM :: 8887 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... We asked the Maui Mayor’s office and the Maui County Building Permits Division. Here is their response ....
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Thursday, August 24, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Supreme Court denies Lahaina Fire Water mismanaged
By Video @ 6:09 PM :: 3523 Views :: Maui County, Greenmail
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... oral arguments concerning how much water was permitted to battle the Maui wildfires took place in supreme court Wednesday August 23, 2023 ....
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Thursday, August 24, 2023 |
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County of Maui files lawsuit against HECO
By Court House News @ 6:03 PM :: 1614 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... Maui County and other state officials and entities have also faced their own share of criticism for the response during and after the fires ....
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Thursday, August 24, 2023 |
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House Committee demands SBA briefing on Hawaii wildfire relief
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 1547 Views :: Maui County, Small Business
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...The House Small Business Committee sent a letter to the Small Business Administration seeking information and a staff-level briefing on how the agency is assisting victims of the Hawaii wildfire....
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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 :: 1634 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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DLNR Faked 'Reassignment' of Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 4412 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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VIDEO: Biden Maui Fire Speech
By Video @ 8:55 PM :: 1748 Views :: Maui County
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... Biden address 'community engagement event' on Maui, Aug 21, 2023 ....
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Monday, August 21, 2023 |
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Buried News: What was with that Hawaii water official getting showered with leis from 'supporters'?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 AM :: 4629 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, OHA
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... "supporters" gathered around him, showering him with about 15 leis, which went up to his chin as he grinned happily ....
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Monday, August 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii Gov Doubles Down Efforts To Link Climate Change To Tragic Fires
By Selected News Articles @ 5:35 AM :: 1794 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Green attributed some blame for the catastrophic Maui fires to climate change when he appeared on CBS’ Face The Nation on Sunday ....
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Sunday, August 20, 2023 |
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Land Grab: Use Eminent Domain to Seize all of Lahaina?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 AM :: 4338 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... a blatant “land grab” by the State, leaving the landowner with little to no choice other than to accept “just compensation” for the property, be pau and move on ....
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