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DOH urges preparedness for medical device users
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaii Department of Health’s Office of Public Health Preparedness is issuing a reminder to households reliant on electricity – and battery-powered medical devices to prepare for potential power outages, coinciding with the onset of the Pacific hurricane season and heightened wildfire safety measures. As the Pacific hurricane season begins and electric […]
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.
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...
Public informational meeting on Puʻunēnē Ave. improvements, July 11
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation will host a public informational meeting to discuss the planned improvements to Puʻunēnē Ave. (Route 3500) between Wākea Ave. and Kūihelani Highway (Route 380). The meeting takes place on Thursday, July 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Maui Waena Intermediate School in Kahului.
In Hawaii and DC, a growing campaign seeks to restore Lahaina’s precious wetlands
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The dream of restoring a 17-acre pond in Lahaina at the original site of the Hawaiian Kingdom government is gaining ground in Washington, D.C. Advocate and cultural preservation expert Keeaumoku Kapu, leader of Na Aikane o Maui Community Foundation and a contractor for FEMA as a cultural and history advisor, points visitors to a basement parking lot under the destroyed 505 Front St. Shopping village.
Lahaina nonprofit gets land rights to rebuild Native Hawaiian cultural center
Nā ʻAikāne O Maui is one step closer to rebuilding its Native Hawaiian cultural center after it was destroyed in the Lahaina wildfires. The organization was recently granted an after-the-fact revocable permit by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, with future plans to secure a long-term lease.
Instead of celebrating, activists protest, denounce U.S. military, RIMPAC exercise
KAHULUI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Grassroots activists spent their day off on the 4th of July at Hoaloha Park in Kahului protesting what they called the "militarization of Hawai’i" and genocide in Gaza. For those involved in the demonstration, July 4 is no cause for celebration.
Hawaiian Nonprofit Gets State Permit After Losing Office In Lahaina Fire
The Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources will issue a revokable permit to Na Aikane o Maui, a nonprofit based in Lahaina that ran a popular cultural center that burned down in the Aug. 8 wildfires. The board voted unanimously at its meeting last week to grant the permit...
Deadline for candidate tables at Kupuna Aloha Luncheon is July 8
The deadline for candidates to purchase informational tables at the 52nd Kupuna Aloha Luncheon on Saturday, July 27 – which is expected to draw more than 400 kupuna – is on Monday, July 8. The event to be held at the Grand Wailea Haleakala Ballroom was organized five...
Public invited to Disaster Preparedness Expo on Maui
KAHULUI, Maui (Island News) – The public is invited to attend the Maui Emergency Management Agency Disaster Preparedness Expo coming up next weekend in Kahului. Happening on Saturday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center in Kahului, the community is invited to the Expo that will include various speakers. There will also be multiple booths that will include community resources for disaster and emergency preparedness, along with keiki activities, giveaways, and entertainment.
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