#Lahaina wildfire debris

The remaining truckloads of wildfire debris have been transported from the Temporary Debris Storage site in Olowalu to the Permanent Disposal Site at the Central Maui Landfill.

The transfer of Lahaina wildfire debris from the Olowalu Temporary Debris Storage site to the Permanent Disposal Site adjacent to the Central Maui Landfill in Puʻunēnē is set to begin June 16, with completion expected in approximately five months.

The transfer of Lahaina wildfire debris from the Olowalu Temporary Debris Storage site to the Permanent Disposal Site adjacent to the Central Maui Landfill in Puʻunēnē is set to begin June 16, following the completion of construction of the PDS.

Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has announced a series of changes to security measures in the “commercial bubble” region of the Lahaina Impact Zone, set to take effect on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at 6 a.m. The adjustments will coincide with a shift change for security personnel, as part of ongoing recovery efforts coordinated with local, state and federal authorities.

Komar Maui Properties officials are applauding Maui County’s decision to abandon its eminent domain case for its 20-acre property next to the Central Maui Landfill as a final disposal site for wildfire debris.

The County Department of Environmental Management will provide updates on three key areas of recovery: an update on areas that have had sewer service restored; a brief update on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Wahikuli sewer project; and information regarding the County’s recently announced agreement to acquire land from Nan, Inc., adjacent to the Central Maui Landfill, that would be used for the Permanent Disposal Site of Lahaina fire debris.

The Maui County Department of Environmental Management and US Army Corps of Engineers have released a third quarterly report on ongoing activities at the Olowalu temporary wildfire debris disposal site.

The Maui County Department of Environmental Management filed a complaint Tuesday in 2nd Circuit Court for condemnation of nearly 20 acres of former quarry land next to the Central Maui Landfill in Puʻunēnē.

An affiliate of Komar Investments today filed a complaint in Federal District Court for declaratory and injunctive relief against Maui County’s impending eminent domain action for acquisition of a 20-acre parcel next to the Central Maui Landfill in Puʻunēnē.

Komar is offering a quarter of the 20-acre site that was outlined in the eminent domain proposal, saying it will accommodate 100% of the 400,000 cubic yards of debris from Lahaina and Olowalu.  As a condition of the donation, Komar says it wants the donated land to be used exclusively for Lahaina debris; and that the county extend equal rights to the remaining 15 acres for use by Komar.  

More than 2,700 people over a two-week period participated in County of Maui surveys on proposed Permanent Disposal Sites for Lahaina wildfire ash and debris. March 1 is the target date for selecting the Permanent Disposal Site.

Debris and ash removal was completed on the 100th residential property in the Lahaina Wildfire Disaster Area on Wednesday, (Feb. 14) 30 days after the work began in Lahaina, county officials said.

A milestone moment was reached on Wednesday as the first residential property was cleared of wildfire debris on Fleming Road in Lahaina. This comes following months of coordinated reentry activities that allowed residents to gain access to their properties and assess damage. Debris removal from residential properties in Lahaina began on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.

The temporary traffic signal near Cut Mountain will allow vehicles hauling fire debris to cross the Lahaina Bypass. The crossing will only be for debris removal vehicles and is not open to the public. The signal will be manually controlled during work hours.

OP-ED: Senator Angus McKelvey (District 6, West Maui, Mā‘alaea, Waikapū, South Maui) issued a statement responding to Governor Green and Mayor Bissen’s interim housing plan for Maui wildfire survivors.

The Maui County Council will hold a special council meeting Thursday, Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. to consider Bill 114, which seeks to: fund the new Office of Recovery; and add new conditional language for a Lahaina Wildfire Final Disposition site in Olowalu.