Maui County

... Not a single building permit has been granted within the Lahaina burn zone since the August 8-9, 2023, disaster .....

... Hawaii Bar Association discusses Lahaina fires .... 

... Maui’s unemployment rate surges for second straight month ....

... provide input on the budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1, 2024 ....

... crews are continuing repairs to restore an approximate 350 remaining customers in Lahaina ....

... Maui County Council Bills 95 and 102 ....

"... an intentional effort to capitalize on this tragedy by defrauding the government ...."

... insiders profit while residents leave for mainland .... 

... owners of electric vehicles (Evs) and hybrid vehicles should NOT attempt to start, work on, or sit in their vehicles that remain in the disaster area ....

... The ash samples were collected on September 21 from eight burned homes in Kula ....

... DTL founder gets a cut of the action ....

... The announcement comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to initiate the next phase of the recovery ....

... government should not be there to take choices away ....

... doing the job the State courts just won't do ....

... An estimated 400-700,000 tons of fire-damaged debris will be removed ....

... leave it to each resident’s own timeline, not government officials ....

... On Oct. 2, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) conducted a statewide test of the emergency warning sirens statewide ....

"... The results do not show evidence of poor air quality or any hazardous levels of contaminants in the air...."

... For customers whose houses were destroyed, the Director of the Department of Water Supply has temporarily canceled water service until the property owner is ready for reconnection ....

... Once the liquid product is applied, a crust will form to prevent ash and dust from migrating into the environment ....

... fake 'investigation' ends as soon as Maui Council ponies up political capital ....

... the costs of corruption, fraud, and related bad behavior ....

... Should the government have the last word in creating a tourism timeline? ....

... several unregistered fundraisers have registered with the department. Some fundraisers have voluntarily ceased solicitation, while other fundraisers are currently subject to further departmental review and scrutiny ....

“...once in a while, go in and break the system....” 

... Idea:  Let's go attack some Oahu fishermen again ....

... Hawaii’s burn ban came about as a result of lawsuits and lobbying campaigns waged by activists and organizations, including Earthjustice and the Sierra Club. The effort succeeded in ending prescribed agricultural burns, which contributed to the demise of a historic 36,000-acre sugar plantation in 2016 ....

... Are Hawaii’s water policies sufficient for fighting fires? ....

... 2,200 of the families displaced by the Maui wildfires who are receiving shelter in hotels and similar lodging have completed the required eligibility process ... 600 haven't ....

... multiple military-grade tents, that can house a total of approximately 150 people ....

... the fund directs the user to a page on ActBlue, a fund-raising platform used by Democrats ....

... Data are collected each month from sample establishments for the single pay period that includes the 12th of the month. ...

... In August 2023, visitor arrivals to Oahu +11.0%, Hawaii Island +4.1% and Kauai +9.0% increased while visitor arrivals to Maui -57.8% dropped significantly ....

... HECO Suits: Two Vacant Hawaii Supreme Court Seats Loom Large ....

“...These protocols haven’t changed....”

... Within days of the fire, FBI resources such as the Evidence Response Team (ERT), forensic identification, and victim services deployed to Lahaina. ...

... Theoretically, Bissen’s proclamation makes it easier to build housing for displaced families.  But there are a couple problems .…

... Bissen asked the Commission and Hawaiian Electric for a temporary suspension of the pilot program for the randomly selected customers on Maui due to the recent wildfires ....

... they continue to re-enroll in other options, including other HIDOE schools or distance learning programs, charter schools, private schools or withdraw to homeschool or relocate out of state ....

... including rentals of residential dwellings ....

‘...Yes, it’d be nice if we could actually get some healing and apologies out there, but the legal natures of this make that hard to do....’

... there is a darker side ....

... authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures ....

... Temporary equipment to provide safe, reliable power to essential services, surrounding neighborhoods ....

... Despite some, who testified during Tuesday’s 12-hour-long meeting, claiming the suspension of the water code during the fire emergency set everything back to before 1987, Chang said that is not accurate ....

... Thursday, September 28, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lahaina Civic Center ....

... Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes  ....

... Yes.  'Your' legislators are supporting Kaleo Manuel ....

... this just had some devastating consequences ....

... “Our primary focus at this time is caring for about 78 percent of the pre-disaster population of Lāhainā — who are staying in dozens of non-congregate shelters (NCS)” ....