#Fire hazard
Fire hazards meet housing crisis as Maui County clears out another homeless encampment
Advocates for houseless people say sweeps are not the long-term solution, with some residents kicked out of Maui Lani on Wednesday the same people who were booted out of Amala Place in Kahului during a previous sweep three months earlier.
Maui County issues violation for debris, warning for unpermitted tree-clearing that began as fire prevention
A conservation group said the “illegal” cutting of trees and other vegetation is destroying precious wetlands and habitat for the Hawaiian hoary bat, a state and federally listed endangered species.
