Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Final Maui Fires Report Calls For Better Communication, Prevention, Education
The report provides a blueprint for the critical first steps necessary to improve fire safety statewide.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
At Least 1,000 People Have Left Maui Since The Fires, Tax Records Show
Hawaiʻi will see its annual income drop by $53 million due to migration from Valley Isle, researchers say.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Fire Survivors Are Finding Solace In Horse Therapy
A Kula ranch has provided more than 1,800 equine-therapy sessions to help survivors of the Lahaina and Upcountry fires cope with their grief and other deeply rooted trauma.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Do Maui Wildfire Lawyers Deserve $1 Billion In Fees?
A Maui judge will decide this month how to divide up a $4 billion settlement among many groups of lawyers representing fire victims.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Hawaiian Electric Industries Sells Most Of American Savings Bank Interest
The sale to investors allows the company to focus on its core utility business and legislative agenda in response to the Maui wildfires.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Plan To Bail Out HECO’s Credit Rating Would Cost Customers $48 A Year
A proposed wildfire settlement fund tops the utility’s legislative agenda for 2025.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Fire Ravaged Upcountry Maui, Too. Residents There Try To Heal
The same day flames tore through Lahaina in 2023, another fire in Kula caused millions of dollars in damage. The recovery effort there has been quiet but intense.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Their House Survived The Maui Fires Untouched. Here’s What Happened Next
Living without immediate neighbors can be creepy and lonesome, but the owners of the famed red-roofed house are determined to help bring their community back.
Courtesy: Army National Guard/Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Foster/2023
Governor Injects $2.2 Million Into Revival Of Hawaiʻi Fire Marshal’s Office
“This is workable but it’s only the beginning,” one advocate said as the Legislature prepares to consider the details.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Fire Victims Jobs Program At Risk After Nonprofit Budget Troubles
The federally funded initiative run by Maui Economic Opportunity employed hundreds and was to last two years. The nonprofit’s CEO announced this month that it would end early.