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After Maui, Hawaii Lawmakers Budget Funds for Firefighting Equipment and a State Fire Marshal
May 15 2024 // Hawaii lawmakers appropriated funds for more firefighting equipment and a state fire marshal after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century ripped through the historic Maui town of Lahaina and exposed...
Hawaii Governor Sets up Climate and Disaster Team to Develop Resilience Policy
May 7 2024 // Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has formed a Climate Advisory Team (CAT) made up of experts and stakeholders to deal with the challenges of climate disasters and to build a roadmap for the state’s strategy to mitigate the...
Growing Wildfire Risk Leaves States Grappling With How to Keep Insurers From Fleeing
May 1 2024 // Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news—their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk...
Hawaii Lawmakers Take Aim at Vacation Rentals After Wildfire Amplifies Housing Crisis
Apr 24 2024 // Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced...
Highlights of Reports on Deadly 2023 Hawaii Wildfire
Apr 22 2024 // More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong and how to prevent similar catastrophes in...
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