CNN — Amid concerns that speculators may snap up destroyed land, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green insisted Friday that the years-long undertaking of rebuilding Maui’s historic Lahaina community will prioritize residents’ desires over those of property developers. Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies Satellite images taken on June 25 and August 9 show an overview of Lahaina …
CNN — The head of Maui’s emergency management agency has resigned, citing health reasons, Maui County said Thursday – a day after he defended the silence of the island’s siren system last week during the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years. As the deadly fires spread, no one tried to activate Maui’s 80-alarm, all-hazard outdoor siren system, a …
Editor’s Note: Find Monday’s Maui wildfires story here and live coverage here. “Airbnb is going to offer us hundreds of typically short-term rentals in a longer term capacity, so we can put people into a place for months.” At the checkpoint on the two-lane road around the northern shoreline to Lahaina, Maui police officers working 12-hour shifts were checking IDs …