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Monday, June 30, 2025
Maui Police Launch Digital Firearms Registration System
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 236 Views :: Maui County, Second Amendment

... individuals can apply for firearm purchase permits, carry licenses, and register locally-acquired firearms —all through a secure, user-friendly digital platform ....

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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Ethics Complaint Exposes Ties Between Maui Councilmembers, Lahaina Charity Fraud, and Lobbyists
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 3449 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tourism, Drugs

... the organization has a history of threatening and attempting to intimidate anyone who speaks out against them ....

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Friday, June 27, 2025
Lahaina Maui HI - DRONE Update - June 2025 - Is there ANY Progress ???
By Video @ 3:51 PM :: 658 Views :: Maui County, Development

Lahaina Maui HI - DRONE Update - June 2025 - Is there ANY Progress ???

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
Inflexible policies continue to hinder Lahaina wildfire recovery
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:38 PM :: 531 Views :: Maui County, Development

... almost two years after the fires, fewer than two dozen homes have been rebuilt ....

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Lahaina fire rebuild will be complete in 2038 at current pace
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 548 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics

... Maui is averaging just under 21 approved permits per month ....

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
County of Maui, HUD sign $1.6B grant agreement for disaster relief
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 516 Views :: Maui County

... the County recommends that residents who lost homes in the fires or renters who were displaced by the fires begin preparing to apply ....

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Friday, June 20, 2025
AG Terminates Lahaina Investigation
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 582 Views :: Maui County

... Attorney General Lopez also announced the official transition of future wildfire analysis, mitigation and coordination efforts to the new state fire marshal and the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) ....

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Maui residents’ recovery sees gains, but health and housing challenges persist
By UHERO @ 4:27 AM :: 483 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... Nearly half of participants are still in temporary housing ....

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Monday, June 9, 2025
Lahaina: Hotel Unions, HSTA Join with Meth Gang to Demand Seizure of Vacation Rentals
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 1478 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism

... The Lahaina fire is an opportunity to exploit.  The hotel unions and the hotels want the TVR business all for themselves ....

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Sunday, June 8, 2025
Maui Council approves tax-rate hikes
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:00 PM :: 638 Views :: Maui County, Taxes

... overall, Maui taxpayers will still see their tax bills go up in 2026 because of a combination of higher tax rates and assessments ....

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Saturday, June 7, 2025
"Diversified ag" rhetoric doesn't match reality
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:19 PM :: 924 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Small Business, Tourism

... Two bills that would relax some of these regulations passed out of a Maui County Council committee just this week ....

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Friday, June 6, 2025
VIDEO: Rep Elle Cochran Calls for Trump Administration to Investigate Lahaina Corruption
By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 AM :: 1638 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Ethics

... Missing Rep Elle Cochran found -- on ‘Tin Foil Hat Tuesday’ .... 

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Saturday, May 31, 2025
Next Tulsi?  Mrs Kaniela Ing Finally makes the Big Time--with the Trump Administration!
By Andrew Walden @ 2:36 AM :: 2198 Views :: Maui County, Politicians

... The report -- larded up with Jabola-Carolus' usual lurid sex claims -- repeatedly cites activists from meth-connected Lahaina Strong to sell the idea that 1-in-6 fire survivors had to trade sex for food ....

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Sunday, May 25, 2025
Keanu Sai News: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 2172 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Higher Education

... Keanu Sai has been helped by UH and the Maui Council ....

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Friday, May 23, 2025
Grassroot Council Testimony: Cutting Red Tape to Build Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:55 PM :: 683 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Small Business

... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....

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Saturday, May 17, 2025
UHERO: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Maui’s Immigrant Community
By UHERO @ 2:53 AM :: 700 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... Most participants work in low-wage, non-unionized jobs—often seasonal or gig-based—in sectors like hospitality, domestic work, and landscaping ....

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Friday, May 16, 2025
Hawaii governor defends emergency housing powers at state Supreme Court
By Court House News @ 5:46 AM :: 1376 Views :: Maui County, Development, Homelessness, Cost of Living

... a case challenging Governor Josh Green's use of emergency powers to address the state's affordable housing crisis ....

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Thursday, May 15, 2025
Missing Meth Money a Conflict of Interest for Bissen Appointee?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 5420 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Drugs

... when authorities raided the Kiakona compound, a mere $140,000 of cash was seized, along with 2 pounds of crystal meth and multiple firearms.  Where are the rest of the millions? ....

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage
By UHERO @ 4:21 PM :: 1366 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... The pace of new housing construction remains historically low. Housing permitting times continue to be long, especially in Honolulu and Maui ....

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 1129 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii among 13 states ranked low for emergency readiness ....

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Legislature Delivers Progress for Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:35 PM :: 803 Views :: Maui County, Development, Taxes

“I want him to sign the historic review bills, the impact fee bill, the permit bill.”

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Sunday, May 11, 2025
Grassroot: Akina gives Legislature a 'B-'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:18 PM :: 1026 Views :: Maui County, Development, Taxes

... SB1296 will allow most Lahaina residents in the area’s Special Management Area to rebuild without having to go through the burdensome SMA permitting process ....

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Sunday, May 11, 2025
Peeling away regulations that hinder homebuilding
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:06 PM :: 1150 Views :: Maui County, Development

... rebuilding Lahaina ....

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
SCR198: Screwed out of Subrogation, Insurers Urged to Serve Legislature's Agenda by Suing Big Oil
By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 1369 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics

"...We kicked your butt and took your subrogation money.  Now you work for us and serve our agenda by wasting your time on yet another bogus climate change lawsuit filed by Sher-Edling, of course...."

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Friday, April 25, 2025
Lahaina sewer system 100% restored
By News Release @ 2:14 PM :: 774 Views :: Maui County

... When County crews began work on sewer repairs in April 2024, approximately 1,822 lots had inactive sewer service ....

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Monday, April 21, 2025
SB1296: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:09 PM :: 986 Views :: Maui County, Development

...  SB1296 seeks to exempt buildings anywhere in Hawaii destroyed by a disaster from needing a Special Management Area permit to rebuild ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
SB1166: Hawaii Democrats Cooking Up Another Climate Lawfare Scheme
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 PM :: 1576 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

“...provide a new, specific cause of action...."

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
DLNR Attempts to Clarify Ocean Commercial Use Permitting Status
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 1243 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism

... At this time, no new CUPs will be issued ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Court backs mosquito suppression plan to save Hawaii’s rare birds
By Court House News @ 4:02 AM :: 1058 Views :: Maui County, Environment

... mosquito “birth control” in Maui forests ....

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Sunday, April 13, 2025
WSJ: Lahaina's Lessons for Los Angeles
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:03 PM :: 1170 Views :: Maui County, Development

... how intractable regulations have delayed rebuilding in Lahaina ....

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Friday, April 11, 2025
Kauai, Maui zoning changes would help farmers, food trucks
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:23 PM :: 1264 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Agriculture, Small Business

... Lawmakers on Kaua‘i and Maui are considering bills that would increase income opportunities for farmers and other small businesses ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 1424 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Maui’s Lahaina Small Boat Harbor Ferry Pier Improvements was named one of the most significant construction projects of 2024 ....

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10 reasons Lahaina rebuilding has been so depressingly slow
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 PM :: 1382 Views :: Maui County, Development

... only 341 permits to rebuild have been issued as of the end of March 2025, and only eight homes have been completed ....

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs
By UHERO @ 1:59 PM :: 982 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism

... the policy could also reduce visitor spending by nearly $900 million annually, resulting in job and income losses, declining property values and an estimated $60 million drop in county property tax revenues ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 1880 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use

... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 1223 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government

... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Feds Release $2.5M to Reimburse Nonprofit for Shuttered Lahaina Jobs Program
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 937 Views :: Maui County, Labor

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

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Trump Pardons Devon Archer, Hawaii High-Tech Tax Credit Scammer Turned on Bidens
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 1834 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tax Credits

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

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Monday, March 24, 2025
Maui judge rules Haleakala trail must be open to public access
By Court House News @ 10:53 AM :: 1342 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use, Tourism

... 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 ....

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Saturday, March 22, 2025
Lahaina: Still waiting for permits
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:59 PM :: 1241 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use

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

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Friday, March 21, 2025
Lahaina: "Feelings of conspiracy and mistrust"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 PM :: 1488 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use

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

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Monday, March 17, 2025
Hawaii 204 Condo Projects Blacklisted by Fannie Mae
By Selected News Articles @ 8:49 PM :: 2069 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 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 ....

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Monday, March 17, 2025
Persistent income, employment, housing challenges for Maui’s fire-impacted households
By UHERO @ 6:54 PM :: 1034 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

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

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Monday, March 17, 2025
Lahaina Housing: ‘Yes in God’s Backyard’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:44 AM :: 1128 Views :: Maui County, Development, Religion

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

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Friday, March 14, 2025
Green Announces First Maui Fire Settlement Payout
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 1047 Views :: Maui County

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

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Crackpot Lawsuit is all it takes--Maui Mayor and SHOPO make Complete Fools of Themselves Trying to get rid of Chief Pelletier
By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 AM :: 4020 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police

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

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Sunday, March 2, 2025
Gabbard Lahaina Charity Spends only 34% on Fire Victims
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 AM :: 3217 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tulsi Gabbard

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

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Saturday, March 1, 2025
Federal Law Requires Lahaina Survivors to Begin Paying Rent March 1, 2025
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 789 Views :: Maui County

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

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
2025 Wildfire Summit: 'Exploring our Wildfire Future'
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 1253 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County

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

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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Political problems not the same as true emergencies
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:46 PM :: 1447 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government

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

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