The state is seeking another extension to the FEMA housing program that thousands of Maui residents have relied on since losing their homes in the 2023 wildfires. It’s currently set to end Feb. 28.

Kāʻanapali condo owners have filed the first lawsuit so far against the county over Bill 9.

Honolulu developer Chad Waters’ landlord alleges he owes $5,000 in back rent.

State authority says market conditions and project requirements put Aloha Homes on the shelf. Sen. Stanley Chang says the Kakaʻako development remains underway.

The County Council plans to take up a separate measure Friday that could effectively exempt more than half of the affected properties.

The mayor’s right-hand man says he stands by the messages he sent to two council members ahead of a confirmation hearing.

The split council will take the legislation up for final reading in two weeks, and plans to hear a separate bill that could effectively exempt many of the roughly 7,000 affected properties.

UPDATE: New details emerged on Saturday in a video provided to Civil Beat of the incident that led to the arrest. The squalid conditions and violent outbreaks led the state representative for downtown to call for changes to Hawaiʻi landlord-tenant law.

Remaining residents were terrified when a group of men in black clothing armed with a pistol showed up last week. Today they head back to court.

The city accused a plans examiner of preferential treatment. The employee said she was trying to help permit applicants.