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Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
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Owning in a Burn Zone
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2360 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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“... It’s absurd, the socialist mentality, they think they own the land ....”
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Friday, November 10, 2023 |
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Audio Reveals HECO Informing Maui PD Lahaina Power is Off
By Audio @ 7:23 PM :: 3774 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Police
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“The BBC obtained audio of a conversation between Maui police and Hawaiian Electric in which the power company confirms that power has been turned off in the town of Lahaina.”
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Thursday, November 9, 2023 |
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Thursday, November 9, 2023 |
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Inverse Condemnation and Hawaii's Wildfires
By Robert Thomas @ 2:07 AM :: 1799 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... the role that ‘damaging clauses’ found in more than half of state constitutions across the United States play in inverse condemnation claims related to natural disasters ....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: HECO Drops $75M to Buy Off Plaintiffs
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 1977 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... Those who choose to participate will waive their ability to get compensated again through litigation related to associated claims ....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: House Working Groups recommend disaster response changes
By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 AM :: 3232 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... On September 6, 2023, the House formed six bipartisan working groups to evaluate specific topics related to the Lāhainā wildfire ....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
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Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Restoring Lahaina’s Economy: Time is of the Essence
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:53 PM :: 1973 Views :: Maui County, Development, OHA
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“My family is getting very desperate and deciding whether to leave Hawaiʻi.”
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Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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Maui Fires: Three bills offer property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:56 AM :: 2013 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Bill 102 best of three bills but should be retroactive ....
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Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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HIEMA Rewrites 'Hazard Mitigation Plan'
By News Release @ 3:11 AM :: 1887 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Military
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... FEMA requires that states must have an approved hazard mitigation plan to qualify for numerous federal assistance and mitigation grants ....
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
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SD5 Election Set to Replace Gil Keith-Aragan
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 1895 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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... SD5 is now up for election in 2024 cycle ....
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
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DoH Survey: Housing Among Lahaina Top recovery needs
By News Release @ 9:41 PM :: 1860 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... The greatest needs identified by the community included financial recovery (26%), finding permanent residence (24%), and finding employment (9%) ....
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Monday, October 30, 2023 |
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Maui PD releases body cam footage from Lahaina Fire
By Video @ 10:21 PM :: 2843 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... body cam video from Lahaina Fire ....
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Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Grassroot testifies before county councils on housing, property tax relief, permitting
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2214 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... testimony to the Honolulu, Maui and Kauai county councils about measures that could increase the supply of housing ....
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Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Respect property rights, remove red tape for Lahaina rebuild
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:12 AM :: 2109 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... The families and individuals who owned homes and businesses in Lahaina should not have their property rights arbitrarily stripped away from them to satisfy the grand plans of some bureaucracy ....
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Thursday, October 26, 2023 |
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DoE sees Lahaina Fires as latest excuse to eliminate accountability
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 1832 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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...Public comment for a 2022-23 waiver request under Section 8401(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, due the Maui Island wildfires....
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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UHERO: Reduce fire risk with regulation, restoration of fallow ag lands
By UHERO @ 10:12 PM :: 2020 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Land Use
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... Fallow agricultural lands now comprise approximately 40% of all agricultural lands or 25% of lands across the state ....
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Lahaina: AG Looking for Illegal Evictions and Rent Hikes
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 1738 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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... inform the Department of the Attorney General if their landlords are illegally raising rent or threatening them with eviction ....
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Maui, Kauai Ambulance Procurement to be Re-Started
By News Release @ 4:02 PM :: 1770 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County
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... following a protest by the incumbent service provider that was not selected, American Medical Response (AMR) ....
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Sunday, October 22, 2023 |
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Right to Rebuild? No Building Permits Issued Since Lahaina Fire
By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 7360 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Not a single building permit has been granted within the Lahaina burn zone since the August 8-9, 2023, disaster .....
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Inverse Condemnation and Paying for Disasters
By Robert Thomas @ 10:36 PM :: 2192 Views :: Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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... Hawaii Bar Association discusses Lahaina fires ....
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Maui Unemployment Jumps to 8.4% After Fires
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 1923 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Maui’s unemployment rate surges for second straight month ....
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Mayor Bissen hosting Maui community budget meetings for Fiscal Year 2025
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 1674 Views :: Maui County
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... provide input on the budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1, 2024 ....
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Thursday, October 19, 2023 |
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100s Still Without Power Outside Lahaina Burn Zone
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 1827 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... crews are continuing repairs to restore an approximate 350 remaining customers in Lahaina ....
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Thursday, October 19, 2023 |
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Property Tax Relief for Maui Fire Victims
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:08 AM :: 2144 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Maui County Council Bills 95 and 102 ....
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Debris Removal: Corps of Engineers Contractors Purposefully Damage 100s of Properties to Make More Money
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 2964 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Military
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"... an intentional effort to capitalize on this tragedy by defrauding the government ...."
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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County of Maui identifying vehicles damaged or destroyed in wildfires
By News Release @ 5:40 AM :: 1794 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Kula Fire: DoH Arsenic Scare Tactics
By News Release @ 5:06 AM :: 1903 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... The ash samples were collected on September 21 from eight burned homes in Kula ....
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Corps of Engineers Fake 'Toxic' Cleanup Money Spinner for CNHA, 8a Companies
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 3184 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Military
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... The announcement comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to initiate the next phase of the recovery ....
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Sunday, October 15, 2023 |
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Tourists, Keep Out!
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2084 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... government should not be there to take choices away ....
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Sunday, October 15, 2023 |
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Feds on the Job: Child Molesting Drug Dealer gets 10.5 years
By News Release @ 4:03 AM :: 2146 Views :: Maui County, Drugs
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... doing the job the State courts just won't do ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: 'Cultural awareness' at forefront of Corps of Engineers Mission
By Selected News Articles @ 9:28 PM :: 2179 Views :: Maui County, Military, Religion
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... An estimated 400-700,000 tons of fire-damaged debris will be removed ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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West Maui tourism decision should be individual choice
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:12 PM :: 1827 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... leave it to each resident’s own timeline, not government officials ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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Maui Emergency Sirens 'can be inoperable for extended periods'
By Selected News Articles @ 2:07 PM :: 1825 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... On Oct. 2, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) conducted a statewide test of the emergency warning sirens statewide ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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EPA: No 'Toxins' in Lahaina Air
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 2007 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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"... The results do not show evidence of poor air quality or any hazardous levels of contaminants in the air...."
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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Maui: Water Meters Taken from Fire Victims
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 PM :: 2368 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 |
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Mayor: Lahaina to be Sprayed with Soil Stabilizer
By News Release @ 3:27 PM :: 1822 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Once the liquid product is applied, a crust will form to prevent ash and dust from migrating into the environment ....
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Monday, October 9, 2023 |
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DLNR: Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water Gets Job Back
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 2755 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Land Use
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... fake 'investigation' ends as soon as Maui Council ponies up political capital ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Who Really Pays?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2075 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics, Development
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... the costs of corruption, fraud, and related bad behavior ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Let Maui tourism recover at its own pace
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:36 AM :: 1790 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Should the government have the last word in creating a tourism timeline? ....
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Friday, October 6, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Investigating Fraudulent Lahaina Fundraising
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 2227 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... 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 ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Molokai Reefs: DLNR Listening to Walter Ritte
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 2020 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Idea: Let's go attack some Oahu fishermen again ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire Caused by Anti-Cane Smoke Activism
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 2576 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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... 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 ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Lahaina fires prompt questions about state water policy
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:11 PM :: 2004 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... Are Hawaii’s water policies sufficient for fighting fires? ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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LahainaFires: 600 families put out of Hotels
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 2374 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... 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 ....
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