Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2025
Bill To Save Thousands Of Maui Vacation Rentals Heads To Planning Commissions
The County Council moved the Bill 9 counterpart forward to receive a thorough vetting and recommendations on ways to change it before final passage.
Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024
Maui To Settle Landfill Legal Battle After Scrapping Plan To Seize Property
The county won’t say how much it intends to pay the company in damages over the eminent domain case to acquire a dump site for Lahaina fire debris.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Counties Are On A Hiring Spree, But Recruitment Challenges Linger
Some neighbor island jobs have the edge in salaries compared to their Oʻahu counterparts, adding to hiring difficulties.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Gift Of Giving Starts With Two Wheels For Maui Keiki
For the past 12 years, Maui businessman Jim Falk has donated hundreds of bicycles to Maui County keiki for Christmas.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Thousands Of Maui Vacation Rentals In Limbo After Council Hits Gridlock
Kāʻanapali condo owners have filed the first lawsuit so far against the county over Bill 9.
Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025
Battling A Voracious Beetle In The Invasive Species Capital Of The World
Tactics vary by island in the ongoing fight to save Hawaiʻi’s iconic palms from coconut rhinoceros beetles.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
The Diddy Combs Case That Entangled Maui Police Chief Has Been Dismissed
Chief John Pelletier was one of several high-profile defendants who were accused of participating in a brutal sexual assault against a California woman.
Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2025
Maui Mayor Makes Appointment To Fill Vacant Council Seat
Starting. Jan. 1, Kauanoe Batangan will fill the Kahului residency seat left vacant by the late Tasha Kama.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Vacation Rental Bill That Divided Community Is Signed Into Law
The County Council plans to take up a separate measure Friday that could effectively exempt more than half of the affected properties.
Maui County
‘The Maui Method:’ A New Fix For A Major Fire Hazard In Hawaiʻi
Government officials developed a way to deal with tons of electric vehicle batteries left in the aftermath of wildfires and found at illegal dumpsites.