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Mayor Bissen thanks Hawaiʻi National Guard for five months of wildfire response on Maui : Maui Now
December 29, 2023, 6:45 AM HST * Updated December 29, 6:46 AM Hawaiʻi National Guard held a final formation and ceremony today with about 60 service members at Lahaina Civic Center. PC: County of Maui. Mayor Richard Bissen thanked the Hawaiʻi National Guard for five months of responding to the Maui Wildfire Disaster as members […]
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Maui wildfire survivors camp on the beach to push mayor to convert vacation rentals into housing
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A group of Lahaina wildfire survivors is vowing to camp on a popular resort beach until the mayor uses his emergency powers to shut down unpermitted vacation rentals and make the properties available for residents in desperate need of housing. Organizers with the group Lahaina Strong are focusing on 2,500 vacation […]
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