Maui County

... temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires ....

... Devon Archer cooperated with congressional investigators as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family ....

... The state must now open the historic Haleakala Trail for public access, putting an end to a decade-long fight for it to be declared a public right of way ....

... he’s paying a mortgage on an empty lot and watching his resources drain away while waiting for permits and approvals to rebuild ....

... It’s a situation formed by both negligence and design ....

... Hawaii's 204 blacklisted condo projects make us 4th-worst in USA.  Since the other top states are much larger, Hawaii probably has the most blacklisted condo units per capita ....

... rising poverty rates, persistent displacement, and limited job opportunities continue to hinder full economic recovery ....

... members of the Pukalani Community Church of the Nazarene  spent eight months building four homes for residents displaced by Maui’s August 2023 wildfires ....

... A total of 26 wrongful death claims have been qualified -- One claim has been paid ....

... Pelletier credit card records prove he was in Las Vegas, hundreds of miles away from the alleged rape scene ....

... Despite promising “every dollar” would go to fire relief, the organization spent only about 34 percent of funds raised ....

... FEMA is required by law to charge rent for direct housing 18 months after a disaster is declared ....

... akamai readers will remember that fire officials were at a summit like this when Lahaina burned ....

... You might not have realized this, but Hawaii residents are living in multiple, continual states of emergency ....

... In total, 1,538 residential and commercial properties have been cleared ....

... Hawaii’s high housing costs are due mostly to Hawaii’s excessively strict land-use and zoning regulations, as well as its long permitting wait times ....

“...Lessons from Maui as LA Begins to Rebuild....”

... Maui County Council considering multiple housing-related bills, including one aimed specifically at making it easier for older buildings to be rebuilt after the 2023 wildfires ....

... The rental requirement will be in effect for the remainder of FEMA’s housing assistance program, which has been extended through Feb. 10, 2026 ....  

"...Subrogating insurers, the insurance companies argued, have rights that cannot be dismissed or negotiated away by other people or other parties...."

“…now comes the crisis in property insurance - much higher insurance premiums and insurers ceasing to write property insurance….” 

... 'Lahaina Strong' Leaders Register Again as 'Our Hawaii' Lobbyists and Continue the Grift Amid Eroding Community Support ....

... Properties mauka of Front Street or outside of the erosion hazard line are now exempt from SMA rules, which typically require lengthy review processes ....

... government price controls come with negative consequences ....

"... Bill 105, which would waive for five years the nonconformity rule for churches, temples and anyone else seeking to rebuild in the wake of the Lahaina fires...."

... What was happening at the Maui County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) while Lahaina Burned? ....

... California Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking to Hawaii for advice on how to rebuild after wildfires ....

... The review focuses on immediate response and incident stabilization efforts of MEMA’s previous administration and the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) from Aug. 7-11, 2023 .... 

... In June 2022, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) designated the Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a ground and surface water management area ....

... A thicket of red tape has made the island's rebuilding efforts painfully slow ....

... the defendant would face up to ten years in prison on the deprivation of civil rights charge, and up to twenty years in prison on the false report charge ....

... over the past year, we’ve seen how bureaucratic hurdles can make it difficult to rebuild homes and businesses ....

... Big funds with large amounts of money sitting around become, now or over time, tempting targets for lawmakers to raid or divert ....

... a list of action items the state and all counties can use to make improvements to Hawai‘i’s future preparation for and response to wildfires ....

“These preliminary estimates likely underestimate the magnitude of the effect.”

... 3-year plan focuses initial work on high-risk areas ....

... modeled on Workers Comp .... 

... Since late 2019, Par Pacific's executives and PAC have collectively wired state Democrats a total of nearly $34,000 ....

... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....

... expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium on February 4, 2025 ....

... Hawaii cannot afford to wait ....

... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

... Sale price of $405M for 90.1% of ASB suggests that the sale is a 50%-off giveaway to ASB insiders ....

... The race is noteworthy because the ‘pro-development’ candidate Cook, beat the ‘anti-development’ candidate King by 97 votes.  All it took to shift voter sentiment was Lahaina burning to the ground ....

... The word ‘plan’ occurs 526 times in this report.  The phrase ‘property rights’ occurs zero times ....

... Approximately $1.6B allocated for housing and $480M for restoration efforts ....

... The House approved the bill by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 366-34 ....

... Currently, all but eight commercial properties in Lahaina have been cleared and completed ....

... the missed warnings and chaotic response ....