Marcel Honore/Civil Beat/2023
HECO: Wildfire Risk Already Cut By More Than Half Across Hawaii Grid
The power company plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the next few years on wildfire prevention. Some lawmakers question why that didn’t happen before Lahaina.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Money For New State Fire Marshal Isn’t Nearly Enough, Fire Council Says
The State Fire Council will recommend spending far more than the Legislature has approved for the new office.
Screenshot/Hawaii News Now/2024
Judge: All Maui Wildfire Insurance Claims Must Be Made Public
Maui Judge Peter Cahill’s ruling will provide a rare glimpse into insurance business.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Maui County Looks To Extend Tax Exemptions For Wildfire Survivors
The tax credits also benefit landlords who rent to people displaced by the August 2023 fires.
Jack Truesdale/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii AG’s Wildfire Investigation Won’t Lead To Criminal Charges
The Attorney General’s Office says the probe into the 2023 Maui fires revealed “many instances of great heroism” and nothing that warrants charges.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Half Of All Coral Reefs Are Dead. A Maui ‘Super Reef’ Offers Hope
Olowalu reef may be an example of how to survive climate change disaster — just 4 miles from the epicenter of the August 2023 Maui fire.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Fire Settlement Cases Inch Toward Victim Payout
A proposed settlement could become final by early 2025.
National Guard/2023
Attorney General: Here Are The Top 10 Ways To Protect Hawaii From Wildfires
Looking to the mainland for guidance and re-establishing an office of the state fire marshal are the two top priorities.
(Google Earth/2024)
State Agency Backlog Is Stalling Building On Maui
Experts say the bureaucratic limbo facing a Maui couple trying to rebuild their home outside of Lahaina reflects a broader problem
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Two Escape Routes Could Have Saved Dozens Of Maui Fire Victims
Without the dead end on Kuhua Street and the private lot dividing Aki Street, everyone there likely would have gotten out safely, Maui county planners say.