What Lahaina’s Miracle House Tells Us About Building Fire-Resistant Homes
Building with the right materials saved homes in the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires, but many homeowners can't afford the ...
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Hawaii lawmakers target vacation rentals after Maui wildfire heightens housing crisis: ‘It is bulls–t’
HONOLULU — A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled ...
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Witness to tragedy, Beamers turn concert into West Maui benefit
Lahaina is seen from the air on Aug. 10. Hawaiian music legend Keola Beamer and Kumu Hula Moanalani Beamer, whose Lahaina home was damaged but overall spared in the recent fire, will perform with ...
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Why Maui Still Hasn’t Recovered
A year and a half since fires devastated the historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, only six houses have been rebuilt—six out of more than 2,000. Why is the recovery effort taking so ...
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Report: Maui short-term rental ban would bring big economic shocks
Maui could pay a hefty price that includes losing close to 2,000 jobs and $1 billion in annual visitor spending for turning a ...
Maui mayor’s plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy
HONOLULU (AP) — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing ...
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Surf Blocks turn surfboard waste into fire-resistant homes on Maui
According to Bobby Jewell, Surf Block’s manufacturing lead, it takes only about one to two months’ worth of surfboard waste ...
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Maui mayor's plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy
HONOLULU — An unprecedented proposal from Maui's mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy ...