A community group filed a lawsuit against Hawaii County on Monday saying treated wastewater from the county’s Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant is polluting Honokohau Harbor in violation of the Clean Water Act. Read more
Most of Lahaina’s surviving historical and cultural artifacts remain buried under ash and debris a month and a half after a horrific wildfire ravaged the center of the historic town. Read more
Green said he was astounded by how many survivors asked that Lahaina be reopened up for tourism. Read more
Deputy Director Kaleo Manuel, who served as the commission’s executive director, received overwhelming support from a standing-room-only crowd that spilled out of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources boardroom in Honolulu. Read more
Gov. Josh Green has signed a second emergency proclamation regarding the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel, and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources has established 24-hour security following recent break-ins at the dilapidated resort. Read more
Deadlines for victims of the Maui wildfires to register for assistance are coming up fast, starting with one Friday for those still needing emergency lodging. Read more
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University of Hawaii at Manoa wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht said the annual area burned in Hawaii has increased by 300% in the past decades. Read more
A rally of Native Hawaiians and conservationists at the state Capitol in August called for the reinstatement of the Water Code, along with the authority of the Commission on Water Resource Management, which administers the code and the West Maui Water Management Area. Read more
Officials don’t know how many boats fell victim to the ferocious Aug. 8 fire, but the harbor had 99 slips and was reported to be near capacity that night. Read more
Maui County hasn’t built any new fire stations on Maui or significantly increased its staffing of firefighters on the island in 20 years. During that time, however, the population has grown substantially and firefighting has become more challenging, especially in leeward West Maui. Read more
The alert, prompted by dry vegetation and strong and gusty trade winds and low humidity, is expected to be in effect until 6 p.m. today. Read more
The National Weather Service on Monday issued a fire weather watch for the leeward side of all Hawaiian Islands, effective from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. Read more
As divers continued to scan the nearshore waters for people who may have died while trying to escape the inferno, Maui officials announced a new leader for the Maui Emergency Management Agency. Read more
The state Supreme Court on Thursday quickly denied a Board of Land and Natural Resources petition that claimed a judge’s ruling prevented enough water from being available to fight the Upcountry wildfires. Read more
On the day after wind-driven wildfires broke out across Maui, the state filed a complaint to the state Supreme Court claiming that, due to a judge’s ruling, there was not enough water to fight the flames that destroyed some 19 Upcountry homes and thousands of acres. Read more
A lawsuit filed Monday seeks to overturn the reassignment of state Water Commission Deputy Director M. Kaleo Manuel, who was given a new job after he apparently delayed permission to allow stream water to be made available for water control during the Lahaina wildfire. Read more
The 9-minute address was billed on Green’s social media as providing “critical updates” but it was short on details, plans and new initiatives. Read more
For the second day in a row, the Lahaina disaster has claimed the job of a government official who had a hand in the emergency response to the ferocious wildfires that laid waste to the historic town last week. Read more
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya on Wednesday defended the decision not to activate sirens to warn residents about the rapidly moving inferno that overwhelmed Lahaina town. Read more
A delay in state permission to use West Maui stream water may have led to hampering firefighters in their battle to save Lahaina town from last week’s horrific wildfire. Read more
Former President Barack Obama took to social media today to urge his followers to help rebuild Lahaina. Read more
