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Hawaii House members hope to keep U.S. government running
Some hard-line Republican House members do not want to replenish the country’s federal disaster aid. Read more
Some hard-line Republican House members do not want to replenish the country’s federal disaster aid. Read more
The FBI's Honolulu Division is helping collect DNA samples from family members to assist MPD's efforts to identify victims of the Lahaina wildfire. Immediate family members — parents, siblings and children — of those still missing may go to the Hyatt Regency Kaanapali daily between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to provide DNA samples.
The Maui Police Department is asking that missing person reports be made at unaccounted@mpd.net
Those on other islands or the mainland should call the FBI at 808-566-4300 or email HN-COMMAND-POST@ic.fbi.gov and provide contact information so that further instructions can be provided.
Maui County officials are warning of scams related to the collection of DNA samples. Family Assistance Center staff do not call members of the public to request DNA samples, and no fees are charged for the service. Anyone receiving calls from someone claiming to be with "DNA Services" or other parties should hang up immediately and report the scam to the Maui Police Department's nonemergency number at 808-244-6400.
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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
Right after wildfires devastated Maui’s West Side and Kula, the money started pouring in. Read more
Mana Moriarty, executive director of the state Office of Consumer Protection said these price freezes were first ordered on Aug. 9, and that specific essential goods and services must be sold at pre-emergency price levels. Read more
Maui police released the name today of a Lahaina resident who was among the 97 confirmed Aug. 8 wildfire fatalities. Read more
The neighborhood, above the Wahikuli Wayside Park, is near the ocean and the Lahaina Civic Center. Read more
One recent August evening, Brett Schenk went for a walk to Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area, where he noticed a young boy overloading a barbecue grill at a pavilion with branches just before closing time. Read more
At the age of 53, Leo Ramelb works a full-time job as a hotel bellman in Kaanapali. His 90-year- old father suffered a stroke Tuesday and was hospitalized last week at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Read more
Chad Paranto has overseen the Maui Gift & Craft Fair in Lahaina for seven years, turning it into a popular Sunday activity for visitors and locals alike. Read more
A sacred cemetery and tomb of Hawaiian royalty at Waiola Church, which just celebrated its 200th anniversary, has survived the devastating Lahaina wildfire. Read more
Maui police released the names today of six Lahaina residents as among the 97 confirmed Aug. 8 wildfire fatalities. Read more
The Veterans of Foreign Wars is looking for veterans who were personally affected by the August fires on Maui. “If you or someone you know was directly impacted, the phone lines are open,” the VFW said in a media release Friday. Read more
John Henry is offering a helping hand to his fellow Maui residents with a cup of joe, some good music and a place for prayer. 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
Organizers said 2,750 people attended the Hawak Kamay (Hand in Hand) Filipino Resource Fair, which coincided with regular hours for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Recovery Center that has been operating out of the civic center gymnasium. Read more
The Aug. 8 wildfire that tore through Lahaina destroyed more than a dozen cultural landmarks and historic structures. View an interactive display of before and after images featuring some of the historic sites lost in the inferno. Read more
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen cautioned a crowd of more than 600 during a community meeting Friday night at the Lahaina Civic Center that it would be a “fair estimate” of 18 months to two years before those who lost homes in the deadly Aug. 8 wildfire could begin to rebuild. Read more
Dozens of Lahaina residents and property owners Friday were denied passes to be the first to enter the burn zone Monday because they did not live along Kaniau Road, known as Zone 1-C. Read more
The area in Wahikuli designated Zone 1C, which runs along Kaniau Road, will be open for escorted visits from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. After that, entry will be restricted to local traffic only. 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
Soon after one of Maui’s Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, burned in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, its resident minister was desperate to go back and see what remained. Read more
Maui police Chief John Pelletier has said only those people who have a formal missing persons report filed with MPD will be included on the list of unaccounted for. Read more
