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SURFscape, a free consumer expo now in its second year, is a two-day event kicking off April 27 that will have surf and adventure products and demos. ....
Known for growing Hawaiʻi’s “sweetest” pineapple, Maui Gold Pineapple announced two upcoming events this April, including a pledge to donate to wildfire relief. ....
Since the inception of the Laptop Relief Program, there has been an overwhelming response of nearly 1,000 applications from displaced Maui residents seeking replacement devices. ....
Hawaiian Telcom and its employees set a new record for their annual United Way fundraising campaign in the company’s 140 anniversary year, raising more than $210,000 for Hawai‘i’s four United Way organizations: Kaua‘i United Way, Aloha United Way on O‘ahu, Maui United Way and Hawai‘i Island United Way. Of the total, nearly $40,000 was designated for Maui relief efforts. ....
“I do want to be blunt here, if we don’t get people stepping up, I’m going to drop the hammer on short-term rentals that aren’t able to be used by our people. It’s just not okay that we don’t have housing for our local people. And so, I will propose a moratorium on short-term rentals through emergency rules. I’m sure we will face litigation, but I will do it if we don’t get 3,000 units for our people who have been living in hotels because it’s not civilized to make people wait to get housing after they’ve lost their home in a fire,” said Gov. Green. ....