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Parts of West Maui to reopen to tourists on Sunday
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoParts of West Maui are still on track to begin a phased reopening to tourists starting Sunday, October 8 – but the action comes with some controversy.
In West Maui, tourism returns to an island scarred by fire
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLAHAINA, Hawaii - In Maalaea Harbor, Capt. Dani Kleinhenz stood on the bow of a 55-foot catamaran...
Hawaiian Electric's wildfire mitigation plan under scrutiny
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 15—The company, in its wildfire mitigation plan produced in January and filed with the PUC Oct. 2, said it took up a proactive approach to such risk based on devastating California wildfires ...
Tourism tumbles for Hawaii in aftermath of Maui fires
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 29—Visitor arrivals and spending for the state fell in August as visitor arrivals to Maui plummeted nearly 58 % and spending fell 49 % after the devastating Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire—the ...
Maui residents advise visitor industry on Sunday's reopening
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 3—Representatives from Maui told Hawaii's visitor industry on Monday how to support them and educate visitors prior to the controversial phased return of tourism to West Maui on Sunday.
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen speeds up full tourism reopening
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 24—West Maui tourism is set to fully reopen Nov. 1 after the deadly Aug. 8 wildfire that destroyed most of Lahaina, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen announced Monday. LAHAINA—West Maui ...
Misperceptions, different occupancies hurting Maui hotel workers
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 12—Hotels in West Maui are fuller than others across Maui but the combination of wildfire evacuees and workers from the American Red Cross, Federal Emergency Management Agency and other ...
Green sticks with Maui reopening plan as many urge delay
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 4—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. Gov. Josh Green reiterated ...
3 more burn zones opening in Lahaina
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 20—Also Thursday, Hawaiian Electric said it has restored service to more than 95 % of customers in West and Upcountry Maui, but about 300 customers are still without power in Lahaina, including ...
Minimal tourists expected for West Maui reopening
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 6—People both supporting and criticizing Sunday's official planned reopening of tourism to West Maui should not expect an "onslaught " of visitors. People both supporting and criticizing ...
