Building with the right materials saved homes in the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires, but many homeowners can’t afford the price.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maui Commission Declines To Put Police Chief On Leave Over Diddy Lawsuit
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier strongly denied sensational allegations he posed as a law enforcement officer on behalf of Sean “Diddy” Combs.
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High Court Rules Against Insurers. Now It’s Time To Divvy Up $4B
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?
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Maui Council Acts To Fill Vacancies Paralyzing County Boards
Empty seats have hamstrung the volunteer boards that handle everything from homelessness and government ethics to planning and police accountability.