The deadly fungus is continuing to sweep through the forest but new containment practices are promising.
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Tad Bartimus: The Road To Hana Is Sometimes Paved With Bad Intentions
Some vehicles left behind by motorists with car trouble are vandalized. To make matters worse, emergency call boxes frequently don’t work.
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Will Tiny Homes Help Big Island Farmers?
Providing housing for farm workers is one way to attract employees.
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Low-Income Tenants Ask State To Keep Their Housing Affordable
The case of a Maui apartment complex raises the question: What happens when an affordable housing requirement expires?
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Tad Bartimus: Maui, Me and Bobby McGee
Eighty-year-old singer and actor Kris Kristofferson and his wife have been a big part of small-town Hana for more than 20 years.
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Tad Bartimus: A Piece of Maui History Gets A Million-Dollar Makeover
Along a remote stretch of the Piilani Highway, a small town comes together to restore a schoolhouse and teacher’s cottage.
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Tad Bartimus: From Beach Trash To Bikinis
Two Maui women are finding success with a company that turns recycled plastic junk into swimwear.
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How A Big Island Family’s Tragedy Is Saving Lives Today
A couple lost their son in a hiking fall 20 years ago. They turned their grief into a memorial foundation raising money for lifeguards and firefighters.
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Tad Bartimus: Woman Who Started March On DC Is A Real Trailblazer
The tenacity that pulled her through breast cancer and near-blindness led a Maui woman to issue a call to action heard around the world.