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‘Ohana Strong’s mission to save clothes and toys helped save its volunteers, too
For a decade, the organization has helped more than 1,000 families and saved 1,000 pounds of belongings each month from entering the landfill.
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.
Petition calls for Holomua Road closure after 380-acre fire; houseless community says it’s not to blame
Maui County is moving closer to installing gates on the road, but residents and emergency officials aren’t sure it will deter people from starting fires.
Maui council member seeks solutions to compassionately address homelessness
A bill to establish a process to decommission encampments in Maui County will be discussed in the Water Authority, Social Services, and Parks Committee on Thursday, Sept. 4, Council Member Gabe Johnson announced.
Last people leave homeless community along Amala Place as county clears out vehicles, belongings
Maui County said that of the 46 people living there, 21 went into shelter and two entered recovery programs. On Thursday, 10 truckloads of trash were removed and two truckloads of personal items were put into storage, where residents have 30 days to claim them.
Homeless community at Amala Place must leave by next week, Maui County says
All belongings left on site by Thursday morning will be impounded, and residents will have up to 30 days to pick up their items, the county said.
Homeless community is back 4 years after clearing of Amala Place. What will Maui County do this time?
County is already removing some trash but says it is all consensual, and nobody is being forcibly removed.
HCF Maui Strong Fund grant helps restore emergency shelter and housing in Lahaina
The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, through its Maui Strong Fund, has committed up to $8 million to help restore a vital emergency shelter and affordable housing facility in Lahaina, closing a critical funding gap for Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers Inc., one of the island’s longest-standing service providers for Maui’s unhoused.
Investigators spent months searching for a man unaccounted for in Lahaina fire. Now his 6 children are asking the court to declare him deceased
The children of Elmer Lee Stevens, who lost their mother in the Lahaina fire, filed a petition with the court that, if granted, would allow them to join the settlement for the many residents who lost loved ones and homes in the fire.
