A wildfire burned through the town of Lāhainā on Aug. 8, causing loss of life, property and cultural landmarks. Some fires in Upcountry Maui are still burning. Hawaiʻi Public Radio continues to cover Maui's community efforts to heal and rebuild.
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Authorities in Maui are opening more of the burn zone from last month’s devastating wildfire for visits by residents and property owners who lost homes. Early this week, officials began permitting those who lived in a small section in the north end of Lāhainā to return for the first time since the Aug. 8 wildfire demolished the historic coastal town. -
Maui saw nearly 60% fewer visitors last month compared to August 2022, which the state has attributed to the island’s recent fires and the government’s calls to visitors to stay away. The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism recently published the findings in its monthly visitor statistics report.
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Did the state's electrical grid and its operators play a role in causing the fire that destroyed Lāhainā? That's what U.S. representatives wanted to know at a subcommittee hearing. But after two hours of questioning leaders from HECO, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office and the Public Utilities Commission, lawmakers came away with few new insights. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Maui residents want to bury power lines, restore water and rework tourism in West Maui to better serve locals. Those were some of the requests and demands to Maui County councilmembers during an all-day public hearing on Wednesday that involved about 100 testifiers and more observers.
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HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote shares the latest from a U.S. House hearing on the Maui wildfires; HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi on Hōkūleʻa's return home to Hawaiʻi; Korean shamanism and Indigenous religion; Iona Contemporary Dance Theater celebrates Hawaiʻi goddesses
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Hundreds of Lāhainā residents may be left without a housing plan starting Friday. Maui Rapid Response, an ahupuaʻa-based community disaster response team, is scrambling to find solutions. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.
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A Maui tomato farmer lost a majority of his crops on Aug. 8 — but they weren’t burned. Now, like many Maui business owners, he’s also facing a plunge in income. Over the next several weeks, HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol will highlight affected farmers from Maui.
