#FEMA Region 9
County: Milestone reached with 100% sewer system restoration in Lahaina
Calling it a “significant milestone,” the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management Wastewater Reclamation Division announced that Lahaina’s County sewer system is now 100% active. The progress comes as homes and businesses look to rebuild after the August 2023 wildfire.
First family moves into FEMA’s Kilohana Group Housing after Lahaina wildfires
The Folaumoeloa family became the first tenants of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Kilohana Group Housing on Friday, a long-awaited milestone for Ane, Lafaele and their three children. It marked the end of a nearly 15-month wait since the wildfires of Aug. 8, 2023, destroyed their Lahaina home, along with about 4,000 housing units.
EPA’s Maui Wildfire Emergency Response Team awarded government service equivalent of an ‘Oscar’
The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today announced its 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal winners, which includes recognition of the 2023 Maui Wildfires Emergency Response Team.
