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2024 Maui Election:

Got your ballot in the mail but unsure who to vote for? Check out what candidates for the Maui County Council had to say on key issues like the fire recovery, housing, the economy and more. All council candidates were given the opportunity to respond.

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‘She’s up with the saints’: Meli Watanuki, one of Kalaupapa’s last living patients, dies at 91
HECO installing sturdier replacement poles in Lahaina, with plans for limited underground lines
‘Historic opportunity’: County plans to acquire Maui Land & Pineapple’s water system in West Maui
Expansion plans of Lāna‘i luxury resort are economic win to some residents, cultural loss to others
Lahaina fire survivors urged to apply for housing rebuild programs as August deadline approaches
Lahaina school rebuild gets nearly $200M, wildfire study misses out on funding
Pā‘ia Mantokuji given another year to find a fix for erosion threatening Buddhist temple, nearby graves
From trucking to technocrat: How did former Maui official Keith Regan land in state’s second-highest post?
Makawao Forest Reserve’s first management plan balances needed conservation, popular recreation
Surf was up at Hoʻokipa Beach for Hawaiʻi’s first state high school surfing championship
Mayor Bissen says former chief of staff’s lawsuit is politically motivated as he seeks reelection
Old Pioneer Mill site with smokestack sells for nearly $20M, future plans remain mystery
Loss of land in storm complicates recovery for ‘Īao Valley residents
As state, Maui Health decide future of damaged Kula Hospital, another long-term care facility nears capacity
Hawaiʻi designates April 27 as Brother Joseph Dutton Day for his work at Kalaupapa Settlement on Molokaʻi
Maui businesses brace for higher shipping costs as state bill moves closer to reality
Hāna farmers face years of recovery for crops lost in Kona storm
West Maui resort’s emergency erosion measures, blocked beach access stir public pushback
Spurred by fatal 2023 Lahaina blaze, a West Maui fire station project gets key approval
$7 a gallon: Hawai‘i gas prices continue ‘unprecedented’ climb amid war in Iran
The rain is coming again: Why a third major storm in a month is heading for Hawai‘i
Maui oceanfront condo damaged by 2025 flood did not survive 2026 storm. Owners association blames county inaction
La‘akea Village kicks off ‘ambitious’ 4-year goal to build homes for adults with developmental disabilities
Wailuku Water Co.’s damaged system has left farmers without water. Who will repair it?
Displaced by storm damage, over 100 Kula Hospital patients cope with separation between Maui, O‘ahu facilities
Neighboring islands show aloha as donations pour in to Moloka‘i to aid storm cleanup of homes, fishponds
Second Kona low storm showed flood risks in Lahaina’s fire-bared landscape
Changes upslope could help curb South Maui’s mud flooding issue, experts say
Flood-prone Kīhei Crossroads for sale as its popular businesses remain closed from latest storm
‘Worst it’s ever been’: In Hāna, power and roads still limited days after storm
As flood waters recede, Kīhei is left with a muddy mess, coastal erosion and road damage
Monday Morning Maui Sports: Kamehameha Maui’s Pa‘u Spencer to continue football career at Whitworth University
Kīhei shoreline hit hard in Kona low storm: ‘It’s just total chaos. It’s a total river.’
10 years after sugar plantation’s closure, Puʻunēnē Mill’s transformation in the works
69-year-old and his dog Scooby-Doo walk around the island of Maui
‘Green fee’ proposals to boost Hawai‘i’s environment, disaster resilience on path to approval
As e-bikes grow in popularity, Maui County and state lawmakers try to curb dangerous riding
South Maui’s saltier, more turbid waters could signal drought is taking a toll
Grand Wailea’s expansion plans advancing after years of debate over ancestral remains, tourism impacts
Olowalu residents fear failing crops, fire risks if water company raises rates dramatically
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