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Joseph Dutton spent the last 44 years of his life in service to the patients with Hansen’s Disease, also known as leprosy, who were forced to live at the isolated Kalaupapa Settlement on Moloka’i.
The proposal would create automatic annual rate increases for the two state-regulated water carriers, Young Brothers and the Lāna‘i Expeditions ferry.
Some farmers say they won’t know how bad the damage is until they see how their storm-impacted trees fare when harvest time rolls around.
The Hyatt Regency Maui says it needs to shore up the beach after last month’s Kona storm swept away much of the sand, but community members say it will lead to more beach loss.
The Olowalu Fire Station, a privately funded project on donated land, would cover a growing residential community where fire is a risk and serve as a critical emergency hub between West and Central Maui.
Hawai’i gas prices reached a record high this week, and Moloka’i saw some of the highest rates, recently surpassing $7 a gallon in what some say is a first in their lifetime.
A winter and spring of record-setting rainfall in Hawaiʻi likely is linked to record-breaking heat on the U.S. West Coast, the National Weather Service said.
The Kīhei Kai Oceanfront Condos said it would not have suffered the catastrophic loss of a building if Maui County had addressed three issues regarding an undersized bridge, permits and flood development violations.
La’akea Village has wanted to build housing since it was created in 2000 but hasn’t had the capacity to carry out a project until now, the head of the organization said.
Maui County says Wailuku Water Co. should fix system damage caused by storms, but the private utility said it is financially strapped and that the county county could do the work faster under the governor’s emergency proclamation.
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