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Lahaina fire survivors celebrate as lawmakers pass bill granting counties control over short-term rentals
HONOLULU (Island News) -- Lahaina fire survivors, including Paele Kiakona, have been fighting for months for the counties to have control over short-term rentals in hopes of finding a home. "Now that half of our people have already left the islands because it's unaffordable and the short-term rental industry only...
Advocates: Financial hardship can aggravate mental illness, but there’s help for those in crisis
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - This Mental Health Awareness Month, advocates are urging to consider how financial stress can aggravate mental illness. Their message comes in the wake of the Manoa tragedy and as Lahaina wildfire survivors continue to try to rebuild their lives. For the Culhane family, the loss of their...
Hawaii lawmakers wrap up session featuring tax cuts, zoning reform and help for fire-stricken Maui
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Friday wrapped up a legislative session heavily focused on addressing Maui’s needs after last year’s deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii’s housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and macadamia nuts. In a more lighthearted move, they adopted the “shaka” as the official state gesture. Here is a look at some of the major legislation passed during the 60-day session that began on Jan. 17: Lawmakers appropriated $1 billion to cover various costs stemming from the Lahaina disaster, including $500 million for emergency housing for displaced residents and $124 million in rental assistance for those ineligible for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A recognition of how global warming has raised wildfire risks statewide prompted legislators to allocate funds for more firefighting equipment, a state fire marshal and forest restoration.
IN FULL: Green holds news conference to outline latest wildfire funding aid
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The governor held a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the latest efforts to respond to the Maui wildfires disaster and to sign Senate Bill 582 into law, providing critical funding for recovery efforts. Watch the full news conference here:. Maui Wildfires Disaster. The developments come as...
Maui College scholar chosen to present post-wildfire biomedical study at national conference in Washington D.C.
At the annual undergraduate Biomedical Sciences Symposium last month, five Hawaiʻi scholars were selected to present original research at a national conference in Washington D.C. in June. Among the scholars announced was Maui’s Luz Maria Deardorff, who will present undergraduate research conducted at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College that analyzed microbes to ascertain human health impacts of the Lahaina wildfires.
Kahului Public Library reopens this Tuesday
The Kahului Public Library will reopen on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at noon after a brief closure to renovate the facility’s restrooms. Patrons can browse and borrow, pick up holds, return materials, use the library Wi-Fi, public computers, printer, and copier. The library will continue to undergo necessary building...
MYPO Concert and Kahului Elementary School Strings, May 4
The Maui Youth Philharmonic Orchestra will open their Spring Concert 2024 with members of the newly formed Kahului School String Orchestra Beginning Strings Class (fourth graders) joining the MYPO Beginning Strings Class performing Dance of the Strings and Jazz of the Open Strings, both composed by JiYoung Um, as well as the traditional French Folk Song.
Kahului Fire Station, County Building to be lit red in remembrance of fallen firefighters
The Kahului Fire Station and Kalana O Maui County Building will be lit red this week in remembrance of fallen firefighters, including County of Maui Firefighter Tre’ Evans-Dumaran. The lighting is part of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters event, which begins today and...
'Fulfilling': Lahaina couple sells their house to a family who lost their home to the August wildfire
MAUI COUNTY, Hawai'i (Island News) -- A Lahaina family who lost everything to the August fire now has a new home after a couple moving to another part of the island sold it to them. While many are still without long-term homes and there are lingering worries over outside buyers...
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