The Maui County Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposal to offer a substantial tax break to homeowners who convert their short-term rentals into long-term housing for those displaced by the Aug. 8 wildfires.
Lahaina Strong members and their supporters delivered a box of 11,141 petitions 3,517 of which were from the 96761 Lahaina ZIP code to Green’s fifth-floor offices.
Students at Kīhei Charter School are hoping to become the first “zero waste” public school in the state, and in doing so, potentially become a model for other schools and the community at large.