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Tony Robbins Platinum Partnership volunteers paint homes, plant crop beds at The Maui Farm
Volunteers from the Tony Robbins Platinum Partnership spent three days recently painting all five residential homes and planting 20 new crop beds at The Maui Farm in Makawao.
Maui Council advances $1.6 billion budget, splits 5-4 on mayoral spending limits
The Maui County Council unanimously passed a $1.6 billion fiscal year 2027 budget on first reading Friday, approving a contested shoreline stabilization grant after a lengthy discussion and splitting 5-4 on election-year spending limits on the mayor’s office.
Gov. Green highlights Maui wildfire recovery in annual State of State Address
Gov. Josh Green pledged to extend rent support for Maui wildfire survivors through February 2027 and proposed halting future state tax cuts to preserve social services during his State of the State address, Monday in the House Chambers at the State Capitol.
Rolling lottery planned for healthcare professionals at transitional housing development in Kahului, Maui
Maui Health Foundation’s Housing for Healthcare initiative is accepting interest from healthcare professionals for 31 transitional housing units in Kahului, including 16 brand new, 4-bedroom, single-family homes, and 15 accessory dwelling units (‘ohana units). Homes will be available for lease at below-market rates to healthcare professionals working in Maui County. Preference will be given to eligible healthcare workers displaced by the Maui wildfires.
DHHL launches in-house permitting, fast-tracking its ability to get beneficiaries off the waitlist and into homes
In a milestone initiative, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson signed the program’s first in-house building permit for its Yorktown transitional housing project Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. This new approach is set to streamline the building permit process and will enable the department to advance on the development of more than 20 homestead projects statewide.
Nearly one-year after Lahaina wildfires: debris clearance at 88%, more than two dozen permits issued to rebuild
Gov. Josh Green provided an update on the ongoing Maui wildfire recovery as the one year mark nears on Aug. 8, 2023. As of July 5, 2024, the state had cleared all individuals from the non-congregate sheltering (NCS) program at hotels; however, there were still 62 families that were finalizing their arrangements with the federal government to transition into longer-term housing. That’s down from the 3,071 families that were being accommodated in hotels in the aftermath of the wildfires.
Maui Council committee to meet on wildfire recovery, transitional housing, Oct. 4
The Maui County Council’s Disaster, Resilience, International Affairs and Planning Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, to receive updates on recovery efforts in response to the August 2023 wildfires, including temporary and transitional housing.
Maui Economic Opportunity seeking draft leases for fires transitional housing program
Maui Economic Opportunity has created a Maui Fires Transitional Housing program for families and individuals displaced by the disaster and is in need of draft leases of at least six months for available rental units.
Golf tournament fundraiser to benefit Women Helping Women, The Maui Farm
The Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui will host its eighth annual golf tournament fundraiser on Sept. 9 at Pukalani Country Club to support Women Helping Women, which offers emergency shelter and programs for victims of domestic violence, and The Maui Farm, which provides safe transitional housing and farm-based, family-centered programs.