Mililani Mauka fire still 85% contained; no threat to life, property
The main portion of the active fire is about four miles from Mililani Mauka. Read more
The main portion of the active fire is about four miles from Mililani Mauka. Read more
Maui’s tourism-dependent economy is now expected to take four years to recover to its pre-fire level. Read more
Demand for travel to Hawaii has fallen, especially on Maui, and travel industry experts say it’s not expected to materially recover until 2024. Read more
Nominal visitor spending, which hasn’t been adjusted to show the relative price over time, fell 9.6% 6o $1.37 billion in September. Read more
Deadlines are approaching for homeowners and renters who sustained property damage and losses related to the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires to apply for some forms of federal relief, while debris management is continuing. Read more
Kelly Sanders, Highgate executive vice president for operations, said the company’s goal was to take the property from a two-star to a four-star hotel. Read more
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The theme of this year’s festival, “Kahuli leo le‘a — Ho‘ola o ka wao,” means sweet-voiced kahuli — savior of the forest, and honors the kahuli snail, which face serious threats and without intervention could become extinct in the next decade. Read more
Some evacuees are coming up short as they search for mid- to long-term rental units in a market that was already one of the nation’s tightest and most expensive before the fire Read more
Charles Nahale spent days sleeping in his car and whatever chairs that he could find after fleeing for his life from the Lahaina fire that razed the old Hawaiian family compound where he rented an ohana unit on Front Street. Read more
Discord over the phased reopening of West Maui tourism Sunday, which marked two months since the deadly and destructive Lahaina wildfire, was expected to draw gatherings of protesters. Read more
Lahaina Strong members and their supporters delivered a box of 11,141 petitions — 3,517 of which were from the 96761 Lahaina ZIP code — to Green’s fifth-floor offices. Read more
Representatives from Maui told Hawaii’s visitor industry on Monday how to support them and educate visitors prior to the controversial phased return of tourism to West Maui on Sunday. Read more
Peyton Chesson returned Friday to the burned-out shell of the Kaniau Road home that he and his wife, Zoe Chesson, had rented for the past six years in a community that they loved and where they had hoped one day to buy a forever home to raise their family. Read more
Visitor arrivals and spending for the state fell in August as visitor arrivals to Maui plummeted nearly 58% and spending fell 49% after the devastating Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire — the worst natural disaster in state history and the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century. Read more
The decrease in visitor industry performance on Maui was partially due to government officials strongly discouraging non-essential travel to Maui in the days after the fire. Read more
It was like a funeral procession as the first Lahaina evacuees with passes to reenter the burn zone began returning Monday to their homes along Kaniau Road, known as Zone 1-C. Read more
The neighborhood, above the Wahikuli Wayside Park, is near the ocean and the Lahaina Civic Center. Read more
KITV, an ABC affiliate, usually produces over 30 hours of local news programming a week. Read more
Damage is estimated at $625,000 to the property and $350,000 to its contents. Read more
The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Labor has approved moving the DUA application filing deadline to Oct. 26 instead of Monday. Read more
The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization says the Aug. 8 wildfires will lead to sharp, persistent economic losses on Maui, with limited spillovers for the rest of the state’s economy. Read more