Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s policy of personally reviewing large grants held up a request to renew emergency housing aid on Maui, a new report says.

The third Maui County planning director in three years plans to prioritize post-wildfire rebuilding and tackle complex local issues.

The County Council would now need a supermajority vote to allow thousands of apartment-zoned units to keep operating as short-term rentals.

A proposal for statewide free transit died last week at the Legislature, but supporters still have hope for a proposal to make transit free for youth.

Arborists see reasons for optimism — and worry — about the future of the tree. An upcoming assessment will help Maui County officials determine how healthy it is and when it’s safe for the public to go near it again.

Plans for several new military telescopes atop the mountain are drawing strong opposition. But protests over other Maui telescope projects in recent years have failed to have the same impact as the anti-TMT movement on the Big Island.

Maui County Council member Yuki Lei Sugimura is trying to unseat Mayor Richard Bissen in a closely watched race this election.

Activists say there’s a way out of the agreement with the FBI if the council really wants to take it.

County’s agreement with FBI provokes alarm among activists and, now, council members

The mayors decided against asking the Legislature for a 20-year extension of the general excise tax surcharge for rail and other transportation projects to allow time for more due diligence.