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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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‘Īao Valley emergency flood repairs approved; but questions arise about long-term impacts to river
Passing the Maui film festival torch: From ‘Celestial Cinema’ to homegrown storytelling
Lahaina residents try to stop increasing crime as more people return to burn zone
For sale for $17M: Late billionaire David Murdock’s home, one of his last ties to Lāna‘i
West Maui water quality testing finds few impacts after Lahaina wildfire
Polls show incumbent Bissen, challenger Sugimura dueling for top spot in 10-candidate mayoral primary race
Costliest repairs to Lahaina Harbor still ahead as dredging gets underway
Akakū continues fight to preserve Maui County’s public access funding with $400,000 in annual cuts looming
$241M solar energy project to power 18,000 Maui homes moving through permitting process
Family of Maui patient evacuated to O‘ahu after storm scrambles to relocate him again
For many sinkholes left by March storms on Maui County roads, cost and timeline for repairs unclear
‘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
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