Former Kihei hotel welcoming Maui wildfire survivors
Maui wildfire evacuees have begun moving into a former hotel in Kihei that the state has been fixing up since it bought the 175-room property in March from a religious institute. Read more
Maui wildfire evacuees have begun moving into a former hotel in Kihei that the state has been fixing up since it bought the 175-room property in March from a religious institute. Read more
Enough grass has returned to the front of Scotty Rickard’s lawn in the Paunau subdivision of Lahaina that his grandchildren can bring out the swimming pool to play, as they did on hot summer days before the Aug. 8 wildfire took their home and devastated the community. Read more
A $4 billion agreement Friday to settle every loss claim over Maui’s wildfire disaster of nearly a year ago is a monumental deal, but much work lies ahead to wrap up Hawaii’s biggest incidence ever of mass tort litigation. Read more
About 3,500 homes, in addition to businesses, schools and other properties were damaged or destroyed in the catastrophe that forced thousands into shelters. But the numbers on a white board cannot measure the emotional toll on survivors. Read more
Established in 1862, the school, a ministry of Maria Lanakila Catholic Church, was destroyed in the Aug. 8 wildfire, though the church itself remains standing. Read more
Gov. Green and Hawaiian Electric said once the settlement agreement is finalized with all necessary approvals, payouts would be made no earlier than mid-2025. Read more
The Hawaii Community Foundation has awarded over $109 million in grants over the past year to support recovery efforts from the devastating Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui. Read more
The deceased include individuals whose dates of death range from November 2023 to June 2024, MPD said. Read more
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The cause of the fire appears to be accidental but remains under investigation, Maui County officials said Read more
Tourism isn’t sizzling during Hawaii’s peak summer season, and the downturn could extend into 2025. Read more
“The town is gone,” said Mona Stevenson, a lifelong Lahaina resident. “It was devastating to see the places where I walked my whole life. Everything we had is gone.” Read more
Maui County organized 50-passenger vehicles to take residents on 90-minute trips five times a day from Friday through Sunday to get a more comprehensive look at Lahaina for the people who lived there. Read more
An initial piece of a 16-unit modular housing project in Lahaina being built for survivors of the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires recently welcomed its first residents. Read more
Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety officials said safety concerns raised after the road was reopened led to Saturday’s closure. Read more
The voluntary evacuations have been lifted for Wailuku Country Estates, Puuohala Village and Waiehu Terrace as the MFD continues to battle the Waiehu brush fire. Read more
The Maui County Planning Commission has thrown its support behind a proposal from Maui Mayor Richard Bissen to phase out legal use of roughly 7,000 short-term vacation rentals mostly on the Valley Isle. Read more
The trust is pursuing what it calls a community-driven holistic approach to better manage a contiguous, roughly 1,160-acre parcel stretching from the mountains almost to the sea. Read more
Police also identified the victim in the case as Sione Paletua, 53, of Wailuku, but did not release information on his cause of death or a motive for the alleged homicide. Read more
The public is being allowed to return to their residences and businesses. Read more
The proposed accord, which still awaits final approval, would resolve lawsuits on behalf of thousands of residents against Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. and other companies blamed for causing the fire. Read more