... 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 ....

... US Census shows majority of Native Hawaiians now live outside of Hawaii .... 

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

... Bill 2901, Draft 1, which would increase the homeowner exemption by $60,000 and repeal miscellaneous property tax exemptions ....

... “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)” ....

... To gain access to a re-opened zone, county-issued vehicle passes will be required ....

... Similar legislation has been introduced by Delegate from Puerto Rico and attracted no support from any sitting U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative from the states ....

... The EPA identified 1,500 parcels that needed to be checked for hazardous materials. Green said about 637 properties are clear ....

"Now all this is…an abuse of the emergency power that won't fast-track housing."

... University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner plans to retire at the end of 2024, after what will be more than a decade in the position ....

... China's most recent act of using artificial intelligence to circulate false images and videos worldwide, which purported the Maui wildfire was caused by the U.S. government thru the use of a meteorological weapon ....

... the EP didn’t and doesn’t create any permanent change in government.  We need our legislature and county councils to do that ....

... Federal regulations permit most homeowners a ninety day forbearance on the payment of their mortgages due to natural disaster. After that time, they must begin making payments again and also pay the three months of missed payments ....

... We are no longer anticipating the destructive effects of climate hysteria — we are now fully enduring them ....

... Vegetation around the property has been cleared and a perimeter fence has been constructed. However, several breaches of the newly installed fence have already occurred ....

... 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living) ....

... Scott DeGhetto has been appointed EVP, CFO & treasurer of HEI, effective October 1, 2023 through approximately December 31, 2024. DeGhetto joins HEI from Moelis & Company ....

... Tamara McKay Chair, Kaulana Fenton Lee First Vice Chair ....

... Natalie Iwasa, who was appointed by state Speaker of the House Scott Saiki, has been barred from participating in executive sessions ....

... Threats of violence ....

... policies the Maui Council can implement to boost the County's economy and encourage reconstruction in Lahaina ....

"...we can't continue to do nothing and expect the problem to just go away....”

... "the 100% lunacy of TAG's six-year odyssey to obtain a building permit to renovate what is now The Brad Powell Theatre." ....

... the price list is buried in Maui vs HECO ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... The 7 percentage point decline was the seventh smallest among states ....

... Each working group will produce a preliminary report by November 1 and deliver a final report by December 15, 2023 ....

... Here are some of the highlights:  Adds “affordable” housing to the title ....

... FBI released the fourth list of the names of 31 individuals who have been reported unaccounted for ....

... The new vaccines address the XBB-lineages of the Omicron variant that accounts for 99% of COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i ....

... testimony before County Council ....

... In this video, we explore what happened and how to make sure it never happens again .... 

... Oahu luncheon presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 19 featuring Connor Boyack ....

... suing Governor Josh Green for this blatant infringement on our 1st Amendment rights ....

... There have been 10,448 new claims for unemployment in Maui County in the four weeks since the fires struck ....

... The hearing will take place on September 28, 2023, and the following individuals are expected to testify ....

... between 2019 and 2022, Hawaiian Electric invested less than $245,000 on wildfire-specific projects on the island. Instead of spending necessary funds to prevent fires caused by its equipment, Hawaiian Electric instead spent millions of dollars towards efforts to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy goal, which earned the Company bonuses that the Company’s executives used to increase their own compensation ....

... second highest cost of funerals and end-of-life medical care ....

"…one of the best ways to heal is to make home rebuilding as streamlined and quick as possible…."

... Hawaii’s income tax rates are among the highest in the country, and its business climate is consistently ranked poorly. Meanwhile, residents continue to flee the state for less expensive mainland locales ....

"... Honolulu County Chair Steve Lipscomb, former State Chair candidate Charlotte Rosecrans, and former Vice-Chair and interim State Chair Lohi Goodman  dishonestly presented themselves to party members as candidates for leadership  without disclosing they signed the petition to remove Republicans from the Hawaii ballot...." 

... employees of the DPP took bribes in exchange for performing official acts at DPP .... 

... Joe Rogan and Tulsi Gabbard on the government screwing over the residents of Maui to take their land ....

... VOTE: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 -- 6pm to 8pm ....

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

... peoples’ homes and businesses are at stake, and their right to those properties must be defended ....