As homeowners complete debris removal and utility access is restored, Maui County announced it will open a new recovery permit center April 29.
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A state and county objective to produce temporary new homes for Maui wildfire survivors is being hampered by the federal government.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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April 20, 2024
There were no road closures or evacuations, and no injuries have been reported.
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The state Attorney General’s Office must pay attorney fees for using 2023’s Maui wildfire tragedy to file a petition in “bad faith” that blamed a state court judge for a lack of water for firefighting, Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled.
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The Maui Police Department has opened an internal investigation after a Wailuku man died a week after an officer used a Taser to detain him.
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The state Attorney General’s Office report Wednesday noted that the head of the Maui County EMA was off island and delayed returning despite the crisis, and that a breakdown in communications left residents without emergency alerts.
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Hawaii’s two regulated electrical utilities told a pair of state Senate committees Thursday that they are trying to do as much as possible as fast as possible with wildfire risk mitigation.
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The Hawaii Community Foundation on Thursday said its Maui Strong Fund has raised over $190 million from 250,000 donors across 76 countries — distributing almost $90 million to provide immediate and long-term support to Maui wildfire recovery efforts.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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April 18, 2024
Police said investigators are working diligently to identify the vehicle and operator that fled the scene.
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A deadly combination of high wind, power outages, communication failures and a lack of leadership from the Maui Emergency Management Agency created chaos during the Aug. 8 wildfires, according to the first phase of findings from a state investigation.
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This marks the 54th year with a half marathon, 10K, and 5K run on Sunday with Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu as the home base.
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- By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone, Claudia Lauer and Christopher L. Keller / AP
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April 17, 2024
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The preliminary report describes a breakdown in communication between police responders, firefighters and emergency officials after cellular networks went down.
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The four Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui, which killed 101 people in Lahaina, leveled 2,173 structures and left 8,000 people homeless, pushed Maui firefighters “to an unprecedented level of strain,” according to an after-action report released Tuesday.
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Maui High School announced Tuesday it will receive a $10 million endowment from an alum who prefers to remain anonymous.
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Church volunteers on Maui who have operated a van since 2014 to distribute food and supplies to the homeless have seen the number of unsheltered people more than double since the catastrophic wildfires.
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State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole remembers playing as a boy in the 1990s at homes in Kaneohe that have now become illegal short-term rentals — including one directly behind his house that’s outfitted with a putting green and tiki torches.
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The Health Department’s announcement didn’t address the safety of eating fish and other marine species.
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Maui’s west-side commercial boating operators are getting some relief from the business impacts of the Maui wildfires with the state’s decision to lift temporary restrictions at Mala Wharf and its announcement that the rebuilding of a fueling system is underway at Lahaina Small Boat Harbor.
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