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The Conversation

The Conversation: Green fees; Sea level rise

By Bill Dorman,
Maddie Bender
Published January 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM HST
Floodwaters from the Jan. 16, 2024, rain event washed out a waterline near the 500 block of South Kīhei Road and undermined and destroyed part of the roadway.
County of Maui
Floodwaters from the Jan. 16, 2024, rain event washed out a waterline near the 500 block of South Kīhei Road and undermined and destroyed part of the roadway.

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Bill Dorman
Bill Dorman is the executive editor and senior vice president of news. He first joined HPR in 2011.
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Maddie Bender
Maddie Bender is the executive producer of The Conversation. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at mbender@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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