Nearly two years after a deadly fire destroyed homes and businesses in Maui, rebuilding efforts are wrapped up in red tape.

The Senate Judiciary and Ways and Means committees have recommended passage of a House bill that would put into state law fire safety recommendations arising from a Hawaiʻi Attorney General ...

Among other things, he warned that millions of rural Americans could get stuck with slow internet speeds if rules are changed to favor Elon Musk's satellite internet company, Starlink. His ...

HWMO helps communities like Kahikinui become Firewise. In the 10 years preceding the August 2023 Maui fires that destroyed Lahaina, 15 Hawaii communities joined Firewise USA. Since then ...

The recommendations aim to specifically benefit Lahaina homeowners with the goal of preventing the displacement of residents and supporting individuals and families who lack resources to rebuild.

The car tires, propane tanks, gas generators and rusty appliances heaped on the side of a dirt road waiting to be hauled away ...

(AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) An aerial view shows the landscape of Waikoloa Village, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) Dr. Jack Cohen, a former fire research scientist for the U.S.

Desiree Graham is pictured during an interview at Kahikinui homestead on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Kahikinui, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) ...