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Luxury Housing Planned For South Maui Prompts Concerns Over Water, Traffic And Affordability
A developer’s plan to construct up to 975 mostly luxury homes for part-time residents in South Maui is raising concerns among advocates for affordable housing, water, cultural preservation, wildfire evacuation routes and traffic reduction, among other issues. The proposal comes at a time when Maui is struggling to house...
Thieves Stole Tight Tacos’ Equipment. Then This Happened
Afew posts on social media hinted at what happened in the early morning hours of May 5, the second anniversary of the day Tight Tacos opened in Kaimukī. Thieves stole its catering van, leaving the mom-and-pop business without the grills and everything else it needed for events and off-site catering.
2024 Central Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook calls for 1-4 cyclones
The 2024 central Pacific hurricane season outlook from forecasters at NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, calls for 1–4 tropical cyclones across the central Pacific Hurricane region. A near-normal season has 4 or 5 tropical cyclones, which include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.
Slight increase in windward showers through Thursday, mostly dry Memorial Day weekend
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Breezy trade winds will continue over the Kauai and Oahu, while lighter east winds cover Maui County and Hawaii Island through Wednesday. Showers will mainly fall over windward and mauka overnight and in the morning, with some showers developing in the interior and leeward sections of Oahu and Kauai on Wednesday afternoon […]
Maui County Hopes To Provide Housing For Seniors, Even A Few Units At A Time
Maui County is buying two condo units in Kaanapali to create more affordable housing options for kupuna displaced by the Aug. 8 wildfires that destroyed most of Lahaina and parts of Upcountry. A Maui County Council committee approved the idea last week, one of the last steps before the county...
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