WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui fire survivors are one step closer to receiving justice. That is what attorneys are saying after announcing a last-minute resolution on Wednesday. It is one of the important steps toward a multi-billion-dollar settlement. A trial was set for Wednesday morning and several victims were prepared to testify.
Disney's latest hit, Moana 2, is coming soon to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD, and among the special features is this Maui-centric deleted scene.
Jason Pelaez, architect and project manager for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Kilohana group housing site in Lahaina, said he has high hopes for the area’s future. Kilohana consists of 167 modular units on 20 acres of state-owned property in Lahaina.
Months after the $4 billion settlement for Maui's fire survivors was announced, a trial on Wednesday determined how to divide the money among plaintiffs.
WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The governor’s emergency proclamation protecting renters on Maui is set to expire next week. Now, housing advocates are begging elected officials for help. The Maui Tenants and Workers Association (MTWA), which fights for renters’ rights, held a news conference outside the county building on Tuesday.
Maui invites residents to an Innovation Lab meeting featuring VR pioneer Tom Furness discussing XR, AI, and the metaverse.
Organizers with the Maui Tenants and Workers Association held a press conference on Tuesday urging for an extension of the eviction moratorium imposed after the 2023 wildfires.
Sumithra Balraj is moving back to her fire-ravaged Lahaina condominium before completing reconstruction after getting a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking $2,300 in monthly rent for a unit that was once free since she was displaced from her housing by the Aug.
Rising waters led to a dramatic rescue involving three Maui teenagers Sunday. It happened just before 3 p.m. in Iao Stream near Mokuhau Park. Officials say the girls, ages 14, 14, and 16, were swimming in that part of the stream,
Former Maui police officer Carlos Frate is scheduled to stand trial before a jury in U.S. District Court in Honolulu on March 25. He is charged with depriving someone of their civil rights by tasing a man without legal justification and then falsifying the police report.
The girls—ages 14, 14 and 16—became trapped by rising water at around 2:54 p.m. in an area of the river mauka of Mokuhau Park. The girls sought refuge on a large rock in the middle of the stream until Rescue 10 personnel aboard the department’s Air 1 helicopter, lifted the teens to safety.
Oahu faces heavy rain and thunderstorms as a weakening front moves southeast, with a stronger storm expected midweek.