Off the news: Lahaina long-term recovery report issued
More than a year after a devastating wildfire ripped through Lahaina, a Maui County report provides insight on the long-term recovery and rebuilding process. Read more
Maui Wildfires
Feedback conflicting on how to rebuild Lahaina
Much of the input focused on the need to increase affordable housing on an island that already needed more housing long before the fires destroyed nearly 3,000 structures. Read more
Former Civil Defense chief reflects on lessons learned from Maui wildfires
The 63-year-old retired Hawaii Fire Department chief and Hawaii County Civil Defense administrator was uniquely qualified to help the Valley Isle deal with the aftermath of the deadly wildfires. Read more
Editorial: Swiftly enact rigid utility oversight
For the first time ever, Hawaiian Electric (HECO) activated its new Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program on Wednesday, and was on the cusp of cutting power preemptively to West Maui communities to reduce their high exposure to wildfire risk. Read more
Temporary housing aid for Maui fire survivors is extended for a year
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday, at the request of the state, approved a one-year extension of the Individuals and Households Program for survivors of the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires. Read more
Hawaii PUC probing utility’s role in deadly Lahaina wildfire
A cause and origin report from Maui County and the federal government concluded the Lahaina fire started when downed power lines were reenergized in overgrown vegetation that violated the county fire code. Read more
Editorial: More aid, housing for fire survivors
It’s not so unexpected that survivors of the devastating Lahaina and Kula fires of August 2023 continue to suffer from lost income, joblessness, higher costs of living and housing insecurity more than a year after the disaster. Read more
Kamehameha Schools offers land for new Lahaina site
The state Department of Education, Kamehameha Schools, Gov. Josh Green and Maui Mayor Richard Bissen have begun discussions to explore the possibility of establishing a new permanent home for Kamehameha III Elementary School on Kamehameha Schools’ land in Kuia, Lahaina. Read more
New survey tracks recovery of households affected by Maui fires
Twice as many households affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires were living in poverty a year after the disaster, a new survey suggests. Read more
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On Politics: Will we step up and learn from Lahaina disaster?
Simply put it was the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Read more
Editorial: ATF report basis for improvement
The report doesn’t assign liability, but it clearly provides backing for a finding that HECO and KS are most responsible for the fire. Read more
Re-energizing of downed power lines sparked Lahaina wildfire, report concludes
The Aug. 8 wildfire started in “overgrown vegetation at or surrounding utility pole 25 on Lahainaluna Road,” according to the 289 pages of findings detailing the inferno that killed 102 people and caused $5.5 billion in damage. Read more
Cause and origin of Lahaina blazes to be released
The Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety will make public today the cause and origin of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfires that killed 102 people, left thousands homeless and crippled Maui’s visitor industry. Read more
Officials sort priorities to devise Lahaina recovery plan
Sean Corpuel, who lost his popular 1950s-style burger joint, the Cool Cat Cafe, to the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, has started it up again 45 minutes away in Kihei but one day wants to head back to the future by returning to Front Street. Read more
DOE to return King Kamehameha III Elementary School site to DLNR and county
For over a century, King Kamehameha III Elementary was located on Front Street until the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires destroyed the site, forcing students, families, faculty and staff out of their learning environment. Read more
Maui Wellness Fest seeks more recruits for wildfire exposure study
The Maui Wildfire Exposure Study is a comprehensive study seeking to understand and mitigate the health and social impacts of the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires. Read more
Hawaiian Electric parent to sell more new stock
The parent company of Hawaii’s largest electrical utility might sell up to $825 million in new stock, partly to help fund a pending settlement of claims over 2023’s Maui wildfire disaster. Read more
Volcanic Ash: We need a wake-up call to identify wake-up calls
A great shame of 2023’s Lahaina fire, which killed 102, was that officials received the gift of all the information needed to avert tragedy but disregarded it and saw the horror unfold. Read more
Hawaiian Electric shares drop after $250M stock offering plan
The company will conduct an “at-the-market offering,” selling shares at prevailing market prices rather than a predetermined rate, according to a regulatory filing. Read more
Editorial: Heed Lahaina fire report guidance
Phase 2 of the Lahaina Fire Incident Analysis Report has been released, reviewing Maui County, state and federal emergency responses to the disastrous Lahaina fire of Aug. 8, 2023. Read more
Fire intensifies Lahaina community’s push for bypass extension
The Lahaina Bypass extensions began more than a decade ago with Phase 1A, which opened in March 2013 and linked Keawe Street to Lahainaluna Road. Read more
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