Fund for Maui wildfire deaths makes first payout with more to come
Nineteen months after the Lahaina wildfire, a family who lost a loved one has been paid $1.5 million from the governor’s One Ohana Fund.
KITV 4 Island News1d
State pays first $1.5M disbursement for Lahaina fire wrongful death claim
According to Green, 23 claimants successfully completed the process to receive $1.5 million each after filing a wrongful ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio1d
$1.6B in federal recovery funding coming to Maui will focus on housing
More than a billion dollars in federal funding is headed to Maui County for fire recovery. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol ...
NBC Los Angeles2d
Rebuilding after the fires: Cleanup efforts push forward despite rain
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local officials continue debris removal in Palisades and Altadena as the rebuild process begins ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat14d
PD Editorial: New state maps affirm fire dangers
Statewide, 1.4 million acres have been added to higher fire severity categories. Editorials represent the views of The Press Democrat editorial board and The Press Democrat as an institution.
fox6now15d
Racine fire causes $57,000 in damage, no working smoke alarms in house
A house fire in Racine on Friday night, Feb. 28, caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage. No firefighters or other people were injured. The Racine Fire Department stressed the importance of ...
The Maui News15d
State rebuilds affordable housing projects in Lahaina
Courtesy photo State housing officials are continuing to move forward with plans to rebuild affordable housing projects destroyed in the 2023 Lahaina ... through the Hawaii Fire Relief Housing ...
Tennessean16d
New fire maps in California add 1.4 million acres requiring stronger safety regulations
The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners ...