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Hawaiʻi launches statewide pre-eviction mediation filing program

This week Thursday marks the launch of a new statewide Pre-Eviction Mediation Filing Program. The two-year pilot requires landlords to participate in mediation before filing residential eviction cases involving non-payment of rent.

Council committee to review eviction mediation, human trafficking prevention

The Maui County Council Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee will receive updates on eviction mediation and discuss prevention measures for child abuse and human trafficking. The panel will convene at 9 a.m. Monday in the Council Chambers in Wailuku.

Event on Saturday addresses the looming expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium

Gov. Josh Green’s eviction moratorium for Maui will expire on Feb. 4, 2025. To provide information and answer questions about what this means for renters and landlords, the State and Maui Mediation Services will hold an event this Saturday, Jan. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cameron Center in Wailuku.

Legal help for Maui wildfire victims offered Sept. 9 at MEO

Legal assistance for those impacted by the Maui wildfires on specific issues ranging from immigration to insurance claims will be offered by attorneys in private practice and a University of Hawaiʻi Law Clinic program from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 9, at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.

Mayor Provides Assurances on Eviction Moratorium, Shares Plans to Increase Homeless Shelter Space

Mayor Victorino said the county is also looking to add more homeless shelter space in cooperation with the carpenters union and HPM–the company that constructed emergency shelters on Hawaiʻi Island in Hilo.  

Ask the Mayor: What’s Being Done About Homeless at Papalaua?

What is being done to the campers without permits literally camping under our NO CAMPING signs?

Kīhei Man Missing as Family Faces Eviction

Maui police are seeking help in locating Paul John Enns of Kīhei who went missing amid reports of possible emotional distress as his family faces eviction.

Effort to Help Curb Evictions Expands to Maui

A grassroots effort called STAE or “Steps to Avoid Eviction” aims to ensure that landlords get paid the rent they are owed and tenants are not evicted.