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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund with $10 million for displaced Maui residents
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires, through a new fund they announced Thursday.
Police: Skateboard-wielding man creates disturbance at Kona Pier
A 54-year-old Kailua-Kona man who allegedly wreaked havoc early Monday morning at Kailua Pier will receive a court-appointed mental examination.
Fearing economic disaster, Maui wants tourists to return. But feelings are complicated
KIHEI, Hawaii — The line at Paia Fish Market usually extends so far down the main drag that staffers can’t see the end of it through their front window.
Moonlight in the afternoon at Kahilu Theatre
As a companion event to the George Nuku sculpture residency in Volcano, pianist Meng-Chieh Liu explores night music of Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninov, and Szymanowski. Gustav Highstein joins him for Schumann’s Romances for oboe and piano.
Red flag warning issued for leeward areas of all islands
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a red flag warning for the leeward areas of all Hawaiian Islands, which is in effect until 6 p.m. today, but could be extended.
Green’s emergency housing panel hears concerns over Lahaina rebuilding
A new state emergency housing development approval panel didn’t have anything to consider for approval at its first working meeting Tuesday, but got an earful from community members opposed to the panel’s existence, power or process.
Forecasters to issue fire weather watch for leeward areas
The National Weather Service is expected to post a fire weather watch for leeward areas of all islands, including Hawaii Island, starting at midday today and extending through Thursday afternoon.
After losing their homes, Lahaina parents try to save their school community
KAANAPALI, Hawaii — The flames that ripped through Lahaina needed only a few hours to take nearly everything from Aina Kohler. Her house. Her surfing school and cafe. And her parents’ home, where she was raised.
Locals fear getting priced out of Maui after fires: ‘There will be no option but to leave’
Since the Lahaina fire incinerated her apartment, Tatiana Kamelamela-Liua has been at a crossroads.
Connections to scale back plan for new campus
Connections New Century Public Charter School is scaling back its plan to build a new campus in Kaumana.
Woman sought for questioning in missing person case
Police are seeking a 48-year-old Pahoa woman for questioning in the case of a missing 76-year-old Hawaiian Paradise Park man who disappeared in January.
Son charged with assault, threatening father’s life in Eden Roc
“Relax, you’re just going to die tonight.”
Work progresses on decommissioning: CSO Telescope’s secondary mirror removed last week
One Maunakea telescope has been partially removed, but the building that housed it will remain standing until next year.
Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.
Learn to be prepared: CERT training offered next month in Puna
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency is inviting the public to a two-day Community Emergency Response Team training course scheduled for the end of September in Keaau.
Answering the call: 12 Hawaii Island police officers assist Maui in its time of need
Three days after fire ripped through Lahaina leaving a path of destruction, 12 officers from the Hawaii Police Department answered the call from Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz to assist their family in blue, however needed.
‘How can anyone afford that?’ Few insurance options remain for residents in lava zones 1 and 2
A contentious meeting regarding homeowners insurance for Puna residents and others was held Wednesday at the Hawaiian Shores Community Center.
Coffee growers brew aloha for Maui
Relief efforts for those impacted by the catastrophic wildfires on Maui include an airlift undertaken by Hawaii’s coffee growers — a coffee break, if you will, for first responders and others.
Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.
