Statewide news from the NOW network
Wildfire and brush-fire reporting from the NOW network is gathered here so readers can follow fire response, evacuations and related recovery news across Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi. HawaiiNow does not issue official fire information; it organizes stories already published by Maui Now, Big Island Now and Kauaʻi Now. For incident status, always rely on emergency agencies and the original article.
Maui · Business
Kaleena Wakamatsu Fryer (credit: Aubrey Hord) Maui Food Bank has named Maui native Kaleena Wakamatsu Fryer as Chief Operating Officer, bringing more than 16 years of retail and…
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Statewide · Politics
The Kauaʻi County Council has officially accepted an estimated $100,000 donation in the form of information technology services to help restore county computer systems damaged in…
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Maui · Housing
Hale ʻO Lāʻie, located at the former Haggai Institute in Kīhei, has provided temporary housing for wildfire survivors. Now, Maui County has launched a housing navigator program to…
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Statewide · Wildfires
The new animal rescue program helped rescue dogs from the aftermath of the Lahaina wildfire, in which 3,000 animals needed help. FEMA has approved $15 million to help manage…
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Statewide · Housing
The Nareit Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the nonprofit Residential Youth Services & Empowerment to support the renovation of the Hale Koko building in Makiki, near…
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Maui · Housing
Homeowners and project partners gathered today to mark the groundbreaking for the rebuild of Lahaina Residential, a 60-home community at 1034 Front Street lost in the August 2023…
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Big Island · Crime
Hawai‘i County prosecutors secured an indictment for a Puna man charged with murder in connection with a shooting last month in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Bryant Guevarra County…
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Statewide · Business
Drone inspections. PC: Hawaiian Electric As part of its ongoing wildfire safety strategy, Hawaiian Electric will use drones to inspect power lines, poles and other electrical…
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Maui · Business
Lahaina aerial by County of Maui / Mia Aʻi The Lahaina Energy Partnership will host two virtual community presentations in October to share the results of technical assistance…
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Maui · Tourism
Maui Sunset is one of the properties hoping to switch to hotel zoning to avoid a ban on short-term rentals in apartment districts. HJI / COLLEEN UECHI photo Since it was built in…
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Statewide · Business
Lahaina Civic Center emergency shelter site closed. PC: County of Maui With Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) reporting that service has been restored to nearly all West Maui…
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Maui · Weather
The four Lahaina public schools that remained closed Monday following Hurricane Nolo will reopen to students and staff Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The schools are: King Kamehameha…
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