Maui Police Chief John Pelletier strongly denied sensational allegations he posed as a law enforcement officer on behalf of Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Among the questions: how much will Maui wildfire victims and their lawyers get from the huge settlement, and how will Hawaiʻi’s insurance market react?

Empty seats have hamstrung the volunteer boards that handle everything from homelessness and government ethics to planning and police accountability.

Chief Pelletier is named in a lawsuit alleging criminal conduct connected with the embattled rapper.

The family of Macayla Deponte’s boyfriend took her in and accepted her as family. But when the young couple broke up, she locked herself in a room with a knife.

The county is hosting public meetings on the plan starting Saturday. Billions of dollars from other funding sources must be identified to achieve long-term goals. 

Workers who had hoped to spend their careers supporting these at-risk local species have been let go. Now, who might take over remains up in the air.

What will surround them remains in doubt, but many historical buildings are making a comeback in the burn zone.

It took nearly a year and a half to remove the ash and wreckage from commercial lots and residential properties and move it to the Olowalu landfill. Now that debris is headed to Central Maui.

Sales have increased in recent months, but real estate agents say sellers of burned-down homes have no other choice.