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Maui Takes 1st Steps Toward Restoring Historic Royal Site In Lahaina Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2025

Maui Takes 1st Steps Toward Restoring Historic Royal Site In Lahaina

Moku‘ula, the royal compound where Native Hawaiian nobility resided for centuries, is buried beneath the burned remnants of a ballpark. Maui County officials hope to restore the Lahaina landmark over the next several years.

Maui Council Funds Affordable Housing, New Program To Help Working Poor Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025

Maui Council Funds Affordable Housing, New Program To Help Working Poor

Council members at first wanted to trim the budget. Instead they added programs to help residents struggling to make ends meet.

After Fumbling Fire Priorities Last Year, Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Make Amends National Guard/2023

After Fumbling Fire Priorities Last Year, Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Make Amends

After the 2023 fires destroyed much of Lahaina, Hawaiʻi vowed to improve prevention measures. More than two years later, the state has finally paved the way for that to happen.

Lahaina Wildfire Debris Heading To Final Central Maui Site In June AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/2024

Lahaina Wildfire Debris Heading To Final Central Maui Site In June

Officials say they have worked to minimize traffic and address health concerns. But a December deadline for removal looms large.

Maui Looks Elsewhere To Fund Fire Prevention Projects After Trump Cuts Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Looks Elsewhere To Fund Fire Prevention Projects After Trump Cuts

Wildfire is the biggest threat facing Maui, according to the county’s draft Hazard Mitigation Plan but FEMA cuts could require a pivot to other funding sources.

Photo Essay: Maui Community Paints A Street Mural To Boost Public Safety Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Photo Essay: Maui Community Paints A Street Mural To Boost Public Safety

Artist Matt Agcolicol creates his second street mural on the Valley Isle with the help of volunteers.

Progress Report: Neighbor Islands Need More State Support On The Job Front Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Progress Report: Neighbor Islands Need More State Support On The Job Front

The Legislature funded minor workforce development initiatives but did not invest much in diversifying the local economy.

Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025

Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to reduce the load on the island’s housing stock but the continual need to relocate is frustrating residents.

Hawaiʻi Consumer Advocate Pushes Back Against Young Brothers’ Rate Hike Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Consumer Advocate Pushes Back Against Young Brothers’ Rate Hike

The state watchdog could get behind a more modest increase if public utility regulators investigate the interisland shipper’s relationship with its parent company.

Photo Essay: May Day Is Lei Day In Hawai‘i Nei Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Photo Essay: May Day Is Lei Day In Hawai‘i Nei

A Maui small business owner shares the art of making lei po’o while building community.