Maui County sought a federal grant to help prevent wildfires in West Maui in 2021, but county officials abandoned that effort after the Federal Emergency Management Agency raised concerns about the county’s proposal, according to FEMA and state staffers who were involved in the grant application. That abortive effort to seek federal funding to cope … Continue reading Former Maui Mayor Asked For West Maui Wildfire Money 2 Years Ago But Dropped The Request