On Monday, Maui County Council passed historic legislation that aims to phase out over 6,200 transient vacation rentals, or ...

Authorities in Maui are nearing the end of the search and recovery phase of their response to the historic wildfires that devastated Lahaina, Hawaii. More than three weeks after the fires, the count ...

After months of passionate testimony, the Maui County Council approved Bill 9, voting to phase out more than 6,000 short-term ...

The report said that authorities found the incident involved one fire with a “morning phase and afternoon phase" Zeke Kalua/County of Maui via AP The cause of the devastating Maui fire that killed ...

A couple walks along the beach in Kihei, Hawaii, just over a week after wildfires hit West Maui. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) Tourists were initially urged to stay away from the Hawaiian island of ...

Tourists were initially urged to stay away from the Hawaiian island of Maui in the immediate wake of a wildfire that killed at least 115 people and devastated the historic town of Lahaina. But now, ...

In May 2024, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen took his self-described “bold step” to phase out 7,000 short-term vacation rentals by Jan. 1, 2026, leaning on a newly passed state law that gave the county ...

Government officials developed a way to deal with tons of electric vehicle batteries left in the aftermath of wildfires and found at illegal dumpsites.

Two Central and Upcountry Maui Bus routes with the lowest ridership in the system could be replaced by an on-demand, flexible ...

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are partnering to bring relief to the people of Maui after devastating wildfires. More than three weeks after the fires, the count of confirmed dead has ...

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