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The County of Maui Department of ʻŌiwi Resources has secured $2 million in highly competitive federal funding through a grant awarded by the National Park Service.

County secures $2M grant from National Park Service to support Lahaina Royal Complex ↗

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A project to restore the dunes is moving forward for a 1.5-mile stretch of coastline where decades of sand mining, sea level rise and the relentless wind and waves of the north shore have taken their toll.

Restoring sand dunes could save Maui’s north shore, one of Hawaiʻi’s most eroded coastlines ↗

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Mayor Richard Bissen told state lawmakers Monday that his administration has shifted its focus from immediate wildfire recovery to housing delivery and large-scale infrastructure investments, forecasting the construction of approximately 3,000 affordable and workforce homes by 2030.

Mayor Bissen: Maui’s wildfire recovery shifts gears to housing delivery and infrastructure investment ↗

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Gov. Josh Green pledged to extend rent support for Maui wildfire survivors through February 2027 and proposed halting future state tax cuts to preserve social services during his State of the State address today in the House Chambers at the State Capitol.

Gov. Green highlights Maui wildfire recovery in annual State of State Address ↗

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NOAA is asking Maui’s on-water community to be on the look out for a recently-entangled 40-foot female humpback whale off Lahaina, Maui. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary's monitoring team encountered the whale, referred to as Palette, on Thursday, Jan. 22. She was found to be in poor to moderate condition, showing moderate to strong emaciation and widespread carpets of red-colored cyamid amphipods (whale lice) across her otherwise light-colored body. If she is spotted, please call 888-256-9840 to report her location and share photos or videos if possible, but do not approach closer than 100 yards.

Maui mariners on the lookout for emaciated humpback whale impacted by entanglement ↗

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On Maui, the Honolua Hands-On Conservation — Aloha Pūʻu Kukui program is among those receiving support. Through the program, community volunteers work in the upper slopes of Honolua Valley, learning to identify native and invasive plants, plant seedlings and understand the watershed’s role in feeding the reefs of Lahaina and Kāʻanapali.

Kahu ʻĀina projects bridge culture, conservation throughout Hawaiian Islands ↗

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A network of volunteers is ready at a moment's notice to verify reported ICE sightings and rush to community members' aid.

As tension over immigration crackdown grows, community groups help Maui immigrants know their rights, deal with ICE ↗

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Federal housing assistance for Maui wildfire survivors has been extended through February 2027, providing relief to nearly 1,000 households that were facing an impending cutoff.

FEMA temporary housing assistance extended to February 2027 for wildfire survivors ↗

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