Maui

Data Dive: Worries About Climate Change Spiked On Maui  After 2023 Fires Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Data Dive: Worries About Climate Change Spiked On Maui After 2023 Fires

Residents of Kauaʻi County were the least likely to feel that global warming had — or might one day — impact them personally.

Lawmakers Wrangle HECO Rescue Bills As Session Deadline Looms Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2018

Lawmakers Wrangle HECO Rescue Bills As Session Deadline Looms

After a big win before the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court in February, the utility is making a final push before the Legislature

Maui Council To Take Up Bill Phasing Out Vacation Rentals This Summer Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Council To Take Up Bill Phasing Out Vacation Rentals This Summer

The council’s housing committee chair says she’ll put it on the agenda after county budget deliberations.

Maui County Council Digs Into The Mayor’s $1.5 Billion Spending Plan Courtesy: Maui County/2025

Maui County Council Digs Into The Mayor’s $1.5 Billion Spending Plan

Some members are concerned about the high number of county job vacancies.

What Lahaina’s Miracle House Tells Us About Building Fire-Resistant Homes Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

What Lahaina’s Miracle House Tells Us About Building Fire-Resistant Homes

Building with the right materials saved homes in the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires, but many homeowners can’t afford the price.

Study: Maui Should Be Cautious In Phasing Out Vacation Rentals Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Study: Maui Should Be Cautious In Phasing Out Vacation Rentals

Economists lay out the good and the bad of the mayor’s proposal to convert thousands of short-term units to long-term housing.

Maui Won’t Be Converting Vacation Rentals To Long-Term Housing Anytime Soon Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Won’t Be Converting Vacation Rentals To Long-Term Housing Anytime Soon

A phased-in approach was to begin July 1 but the council has yet to take up the mayor’s proposal.

Maui Fire Settlements Could Shrink If Health Insurers Take A Bite Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2023

Maui Fire Settlements Could Shrink If Health Insurers Take A Bite

As settlement money begins to flow to Maui wildfire victims, a state law that allows health insurers to recoup their costs becomes a concern.

Lānaʻi Clinic Pushes To Prescribe Drugs As Telehealth Bill Moves Forward Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Lānaʻi Clinic Pushes To Prescribe Drugs As Telehealth Bill Moves Forward

The legal battle comes as the Legislature debates a bill that would allow pharmacists on neighbor islands to remotely supervise services at rural medical clinics.

Shuttered Maui Fire Victims Jobs Effort Gets Funds, But Fate Still Unclear Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Shuttered Maui Fire Victims Jobs Effort Gets Funds, But Fate Still Unclear

Nonprofit that ran the dislocated worker grant program will get the new funding to cover expenses it already racked up.