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				State Agency Backlog Is Stalling Building On Maui
Experts say the bureaucratic limbo facing a Maui couple trying to rebuild their home outside of Lahaina reflects a broader problem
          
        Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
      
      
				The Maui Wildfires Were Massive. These Numbers Help Us Comprehend Them
It's been one year since four fires devastated the Valley Isle.
          
        Courtesy: Leil Koch/2024
      
      
				Lahaina’s Front Street Property Owners Are Eager To Rebuild, But It’s Complicated
Sea level rise, permitting and a push for restoration of a buried historic site and wetlands make it challenging.
          
        Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024
      
      
				Long-Term Recovery Plan For Lahaina Expected By December
The county is compiling public input to help prioritize fire recovery projects and programs for disaster funding.
          
        Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
      
      
				Maui Faces Uncertainty Over The Future Of Its Energy Grid
As HECO tries to get new clean energy projects going, island leaders are discussing whether to make it mandatory to bury more power lines safely below ground.
          
        Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
      
      
				Maui Will Likely Need To Keep Lahaina Fire Debris In Temporary Landfill Much Longer Than Expected
The county is battling a private landowner in an eminent domain case to use the Central Maui property as the permanent site.
          
        Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
      
      
				No Water, No Problem? Council Is Steering $33 Million Toward West Maui Housing Project
Paul Cheng, a Texas developer with a criminal past, says he'll use the money to construct phase one of Pulelehua, the island's largest affordable housing project in decades.
          
        David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
      
      
				Hawaiian Electric Co. Says It’s Maui County’s Fault Fire Destroyed Much Of Lahaina
The power company says it was Maui that failed to control vegetation and fumbled the response that allowed devastating fires to sweep through Lahaina in August.
          
        Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
      
      
				After Debris Removal, Lahaina Fire Survivor Left With Blank Slate For Future Home
Mario Siatris views the hauling away of fire debris on his property as forward momentum in a drawn-out recovery process.
          
        Courtesy: Andrea Kealoha/2023
      
      
				Environmental Working Group’s Fire-Related Recommendations Die In Legislature
Bills to provide funding for long-term air and water quality monitoring failed to pass as a new study cites growing health concerns from the fires.