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Aloha mai kākou The past days have been devastating for Maui and all of Hawai‘i. We have seen human loss...
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HUD Announces Waiver Package to Help Hawaii Communities Recover from Fires
HUD Announces Waiver Package to Help Hawaii Communities Recover from Fires WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
Viewers Donate Over $400,000 To Burger King Employee After Video Goes Viral
Viewers Donate Over $400,000 To Burger King Employee After Video Goes Viral A long-serving Burger King employee, who hasn't missed...
Hawaiian Electric Faces Heavy Legal, Financial Pressure After Lahaina Fire 6 The company faces scrutiny for not shutting down the power prior to the fire. Lawyers have wasted no time filing lawsuits.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/hawaiian-electric-faces-heavy-legal-financial-pressure-after-lahaina-fire/
A Hawaii Mother Haunted By The Brutal Killing Of One Child Tries To Hold Onto Another 0 The mother of a Waimanalo girl allegedly murdered by the couple who adopted her says she is sober and working to prevent the state from putting her newborn son into the same system.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/a-hawaii-mother-haunted-by-the-brutal-killing-of-one-child-tries-to-hold-onto-another/
Andaya defends decision not to sound emergency sirens
WAILUKU, Hawaii — Facing increasing criticism for his decision not to activate emergency sirens at the onset of the Maui...
Hawaii is vowing to protect landowners on Maui from being pressured to sell after wildfires
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's governor vowed to protect local landowners from being “victimized” by opportunistic buyers when Maui rebuilds...
In the ruins of Lahaina, a surfing legend leads a volunteer army to get supplies to survivors
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/08/17/hawaii-news/in-the-ruins-of-lahaina-a-surfing-legend-leads-a-volunteer-army-to-get-supplies-to-survivors/
Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/17/hawaii-news/schools-reopening-traffic-moving-again-in-signs-of-recovery-from-maui-fires/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Commission to consider Miloli‘i park improvements
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/17/hawaii-news/commission-to-consider-milolii-park-improvements/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
‘It was surreal’
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/17/hawaii-news/it-was-surreal/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 8-16-23 (Update) Victim in Fatal Ka‘ū Traffic Collision Identified
Community: 8-16-23 (Update) Victim in Fatal Ka‘ū Traffic Collision Identified A 30-year-old Waikoloa man died following a single vehicle collision...
Official Report: Hiker Rescued…Illegal hiking trail off White Road – Koiawe, Waimea
3:08pm Wednesday 8/16/2023 7 HFD apparatus, 18 HFD personnel After multiple attemps, due to inclement weather, C2 able to locate...
HDOT INSTALLING DUST SCREENS AROUND LĀHĀINA TOWN
HDOT INSTALLING DUST SCREENS AROUND LĀHĀINA TOWN LĀHĀINA, Hawaiʻi – Following the opening of the Lāhāina Bypass on Aug. 15,...
Scientists Discover A New Ecosystem Below The Sea Floor In The Deep, Dark Ocean
Scientists Discover A New Ecosystem Below The Sea Floor In The Deep, Dark Ocean Scientists continue uncovering new layers of...
The Lahaina Fire Could Prompt The State To Change How It Manages Water On Maui 1 A dispute over whether DLNR balked at releasing water to land owners played out in an exchange of angry letters in the days after the fire.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/the-lahaina-fire-could-prompt-the-state-to-change-how-it-manages-water-on-maui/
Was Maui’s Emergency Operations Chief In Over His Head? 7 Herman Andaya lacked formal experience in emergency response but beat out 40 other applicants for the job and says he was prepared.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/was-mauis-emergency-operations-chief-in-over-his-head/
Request was made to divert water to fight Maui fire
A delay in state permission to use West Maui stream water may have led to hampering firefighters in their battle...
3 closed Maui schools deemed in ‘good condition,’ await safety testing
Structures at three closed Lahaina-area schools visited today by state officials were found to be in “good condition,” and safety...
Big Island pilots respond to Maui crisis
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/16/hawaii-news/big-island-pilots-respondto-maui-crisis/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
