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The Maui Fire Department has released one of two major reports debuting this week about the deadly August wildfires. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on how firefighters managed the emergency and how the department plans to prepare for the future.
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The first phase of a highly anticipated report from Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez and UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute includes a comprehensive timeline of the fire response on Aug. 8 and the days immediately following. In the coming days, the HPR news team will bring you stories about how the report impacts local government, Hawaiʻi's main electric utility, and the community.
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A recent nationwide survey on volunteerism put Utah at the top. Hawaiʻi wasn't last, but we tied for 45th place. Last year Hawai’i intentionally set April as Volunteer Month. Kanu Hawaii Executive Director Keone Kealoha spoke with The Conversation about opportunities to give back to your community.
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Hawaiian Electric faces its share of recovery costs and legal fees related to the Maui wildfires. State lawmakers are debating whether or not to allow the utility to recoup some of those expenses through securitization — a fancy term for public financing of utility debt. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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The state Department of Health is seeking proposals for emergency medical services to operate ground ambulance services for Maui and Kauaʻi counties.
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A Lahaina homeowners meeting tonight and a Kula community meeting on Wednesday are opportunities for residents to learn more about the next steps in fire recovery for those communities.
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U.S. Army leases on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island are expiring in five years, and the Board of Land and Natural Resources is considering a land exchange as an alternative to new leases.
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The Maui Fire Department is expected to release a report Tuesday detailing how the agency responded to a series of wildfires that burned on the island during a windstorm last August.
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Nā Leo Pilimehana, the biggest selling female Hawaiian band in the world, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a benefit concert at Windward Community College. The band continues to perform to sold-out crowds in Japan, Hawaiʻi and the continental U.S.
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A joint Senate committee has passed a resolution on Monday that would help identify cats and dogs killed on Hawai‘i roadways.
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An award-winning journalist who penned a book about daring to do something different is in Honolulu to give a talk at the University of Hawaiʻi. She shares some of the interesting stories that came out of her research.
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The Conversation hears from an NPR journalist who began wondering why billionaire Marc Benioff was quietly buying up land on the Big Island. She shares her connection to Waimea, diving into property records, interviewing Benioff one-on-one, and the community's reaction.