The Maui County Council has begun scrutinizing Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed $1.51 billion budget for next fiscal year, ...

Twenty-two states say the Trump administration is illegally freezing money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The ...

A FEMA funding freeze illustrates the extraordinary power of Elon Musk and DOGE, who have made claims of undue benefits for ...

The Supreme Court’s emergency docket, also known as the shadow docket, consists of applications seeking immediate action from the court. Unlike the merits docket, these cases are handled on an ...

More than half of the 1,355 homes destroyed in the Lahaina wildfires were owner-occupied. Five of those families will get new ...

To support the children affected by the 2023 Maui wildfires, the nonprofit Maui United Way is funding the installation of a children’s playhouse at the temporary Kamehameha III School in Pulelehua.

The Asian Real Estate Association of America donated $30,000 to Ho‘ōla LTRG on Feb. 28 to help cover material costs for the ...

A nonprofit is collaborating with a number of groups including Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers to begin building five homes for wildfire survivors in Lahaina starting next October. The Ho‘ōla iā ...

President Trump signed an executive order creating a "National Resilience Strategy," shifting disaster preparedness and response power to state and local governments. The order aims to simplify ...

Temporary housing now serves fewer than half of all households affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires, according to surveys aimed at tracking recovery from the disaster. The University of ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Rental rates for many homes across Maui spiked after ...

The workers will be hired for four months and possibly have their employment extended, depending on need, a FEMA spokeswoman said. A FEMA announcement said the expedited hiring process is intended ...