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'Heaven-sent': Lahaina fire survivors gifted 'ohana units to live on leveled properties
MAUI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- The anxious, nearly two year-long wait to return to their leveled Lahaina properties has come ...
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Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi hails passage of bills aimed at boosting housing supply, helping Lahaina
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi hailed the 2025 Legislature’s passage this week of bills intended to increase the state’s ...
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Hawaii sues oil giants for climate change damages
The state is suing oil companies, including Chevron, Shell and Aloha Petroleum, for using fossil fuels that destroy Hawaii's ...
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Hawaii lawmakers OK about 250 bills
The state budget bill, according to House Finance Committee Chair Rep. Kyle Yamashita, is projected to leave the state ...
Falling power poles stir concerns of wildfire risks, but mitigation efforts are underway
Meanwhile, landowner Kamehameha Schools said in a statement that it also has been working on wildfire mitigation strategies. ...
Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions
The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action. The office argued in filings Wednesday that a lawsuit out of ...
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Nearly 20% of fire survivor families in FEMA direct lease housing owe late rent
Starting March 1, fire survivor households in FEMA’s direct housing program on Maui were required to start paying rent. Now, ...
Departamento de Justicia demanda a Hawai, Míchigan, Vermont y NY por acciones climáticas estatales
El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos presentó demandas contra cuatro estados esta semana, argumentando que sus ...
DOJ drags New York, 3 other states, to court over climate plans conflicting with Trump’s energy agenda
The Justice Department claims the four states’ climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump’s ...