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Lahaina wildfire sheds light on plight of state’s invisible and fastest growing immigrant group
Dania and her family lost their home in the Lahaina wildfire. Dania is in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA -- it allows undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children to work legally for 2-year periods. She pays taxes but doesn't receive benefits.
Only five households remain sheltered at two hotel sites as one-year mark since Maui wildfires nears
Just five households remain sheltered at two hotel sites on Maui as the one-year mark since the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires is just over a month away. The emergency hotel sheltering program managed by the state ended on June 30. The Federal Emergency Management agency reports that to date, 1,251...
New County of Maui Office of Recovery-West Maui opens in Lahaina Gateway
The new County of Maui Office of Recovery-West Maui officially opened Friday with a normal operating schedule of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Lahaina Gateway Unit 102-B, 325 Keawe St., Lahaina, near Ace Hardware. The center will serve as a centralized hub for essential departments and agencies related to recovery.
Lahaina Fire Survivors Prepare To Test Maui County’s Rules On Living In The Burn Zone
For three weeks, heaping piles of gravel sat untouched on the dirt lot where Mario Siatris’ house once stood. The gravel, a form of erosion control, needed to be spread out over the dirt, the final step in an intricate process overseen by the federal government to clear fire-ravaged Lahaina properties of hazards and toxic waste.
Property manager to speak at upcoming meeting of Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset
Mark Claydon will be the speaker at the upcoming meeting of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Claydon is part of the property management team for My Perfect Stays which currently manages 367 short term vacation rentals and seven long term rentals. His presentation will...
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