Because of Maui’s tight housing market, FEMA also offers financial assistance at 175% of Maui’s fair-market housing rate. FEMA already has provided rental assistance to nearly 3,300 people and hopes to give them extensions of 18 months. Read more
Also Thursday, Hawaiian Electric said it has restored service to more than 95% of customers in West and Upcountry Maui, but about 300 customers are still without power in Lahaina, including the devastated Wahikuli area. Read more
Gov. Josh Green plans to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House next week, along with meetings with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Hawaii’s congressional delegation. Read more
Both schools are holding classes on the Nahienaena campus until an temporary school can be built in Palelehua to replace King Kamehameha III Elementary, which was lost to the Lahaina fire. Read more
The money includes $95 million previously announced for Hawaii in the wake of the devastating wildfires. Read more
Maui timeshares typically run around 90% throughout the year, even during the slow “shoulder season” for tourists ahead of the holidays. Read more
DOE officials said the students started their day with grade-level orientation assemblies followed by a rotating class schedule to meet all of their teachers. Read more
Gov. Josh Green on Friday announced the completion of an emergency access route prior to the reopening of Princess Nahienaena Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate and Lahainaluna High schools to students next week. Read more
The names of two more people who died in the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire were released Wednesday by Maui police, leaving only one of the known 98 fatalities yet to be identified. Read more
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Two months after the deadly Maui wildfires, widespread confusion and uncertainty continue over whether survivors will be denied weekly unemployment payments if they’re too traumatized to work. Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to start applying the soil stabilizer Soiltac to properties burned in the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire as soon as next week after an initial delay by Maui County officials in granting approval. Read more
Maui families, especially those returning to Lahaina campuses in the wake of the wildfires, are invited to attend the Maui ‘Ohana Resource Fair, to be presented Thursday by the state Department of Education and community partners. Read more
For the third time since deadly Aug. 8 wildfires ravaged Lahaina, the state is asking local residents to be wary of suspicious fundraising solicitations. Read more
Maui County and Hawaiian Airlines have both released short videos urging visitors to show respect and compassion and to avoid areas burned in the Aug. 8 wildfire that ravaged Lahaina, displaced 8,000 residents and killed at least 98 people. Read more
A six-tier, color-coded “Air Quality Action Plan for Schools,” with recommended steps for differing levels of air quality ranging from “good” to “hazardous,” is part of a 16-page DOE document titled “Health & Safety Guidance for Reopening Lahaina Schools, Fall 2023.” Read more
This survey will assess ongoing priorities identified by the community, along with barriers to accessing health care and other essential services. Read more
This next phase will expand assistance to wildfire survivors who have relocated to the neighbor isles. Read more
As Lahaina’s three remaining public schools open to teachers today for the first time since the Aug. 8 wildfire, and their students return on a staggered schedule starting Oct. 16, state education officials announced that a new “safety plan” has been created in case of emergencies and evacuations, 300 air filters are being distributed to classrooms and offices, and each campus will have a “designated administrator” responsible for daily monitoring of air quality. Read more
Despite concerns about cleanup activities, wind and rain sending toxic ash into the air and ocean following the devastating Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire, Maui County is waiting until owners and residents have been able to visit their homes and properties in burned areas before applying a polymer product to control dust and runoff. Read more
Addressing the mental health needs of Maui fire survivors is crucial not only in the weeks, but months and years to come following the deadly Aug. 8 disaster. Read more
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