The aftermath of every catastrophe includes a long period of finger-pointing and, after the devastation of Lahaina, the local emergency manager had his share.
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The ongoing scramble for emergency wildfire recovery funding at the Legislature doesn’t appear dire enough to tap what is commonly known as Hawaii’s “rainy day fund” or EBRF.
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Maui Mayor Richard Bissen made his second State of the County address since the Aug. 8 wildfires Friday night and said, “I am here to report that the state of our county is heartbroken.”
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Seven and a half months after the August wildfires on Maui, Lahaina Cannery will reopen its doors on Monday.
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Hawaii’s congressional delegation in a letter Tuesday urged Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell to reopen enrollment for the Individuals and Households Program to include Compacts of Free Association citizens — citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau who can live and work in the U.S. without a visa indefinitely.
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Two Maui residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Maui County over the county’s authorization of an estimated 400,000 tons of debris in a dumpsite in Olowalu.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it has finished inspecting sanitary sewer lines in Lahaina following the Aug. 8 wildfires.
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The section of the tree along Wharf Street suffered the most damage from the August wildfire.
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Advocates say long-term solutions are needed to address a chronic shortage of obstetricians on the Valley Isle which persisted even before the wildfires.
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The fire sensor technology, which was developed by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the U.S. Fire Administration in partnership with small business N5 Sensors Inc., will be deployed by the federal government.
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A bill before the state House would provide long-term funding for water quality monitoring in hopes of providing answers for residents whose lives are closely tied to the ocean.
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Maui County’s interim housing plan, which includes developments funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the state and the county, was announced Wednesday evening at the county’s weekly disaster recovery community update meeting at the Lahaina Civic Center.
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Gov. Josh Green has let the state Legislature know how big an emergency funding appropriation he believes is needed to pay Maui wildfire recovery costs through June 30.
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Unless claimed by owners, the vehicles will be disposed of on April 1, officials said.
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A state social services agency is working to produce what could be the first temporary housing community developed for Maui fire survivors, a 450-unit project where initial occupancy is expected in a few months.
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Owners who convert won’t have to pay county property taxes — combined with government-paid rental income ranging from $5,000 a month for a one-bedroom unit to $11,000 for a four-bedroom.
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The One Ohana fund began accepting applications Friday from families who lost loved ones or were seriously injured in Maui’s wildfires.
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A proposal to create an elected community board to govern the rebuilding of Lahaina advanced Friday at the Legislature amid heavy public opposition and a little support.
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State finances are bleeding heavily from Maui wildfire recovery expenses, but there is still no firm idea on how bad the hemorrhage will be through June 30 or how to compensate for it.
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Lahaina wildfire ash and debris will be headed to Kahului for final disposal.
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There are still 1,744 people living in hotels, and Green wants to find them all long-term housing by July 1.
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