Nearly three dozen people died trying to escape the Kuhua Camp neighborhood, where the county is now working to extend and widen roadways.

Maui County’s Office of Recovery said it had met with HUD officials Thursday to discuss the potential impact of staffing cuts.

The money is slated for long-term housing programs but the county is also in line to receive millions more for jobs, small business loans and rebuilding efforts.

Experts say the bureaucratic limbo facing a Maui couple trying to rebuild their home outside of Lahaina reflects a broader problem

Firefighters stayed at the blaze for more than five hours – and couldn’t have predicted the deadly rekindling that afternoon, Fire Chief Brad Ventura said.

Civil Beat recently asked hundreds of Maui residents a number of questions about policies and confidence in county leaders.

The Maui Fire Department says it got the written report from the federal agency earlier this week.

The latest state report examines the reasons behind Lahaina’s destruction and the fire that fueled it.

At an oversight hearing, Mayor Richard Bissen said the county’s “main policy is to put the same people back in the same homes on the same lands.”

The county says Wahikuli and Mala no longer present a safety or health risk to justify restricted access.