Deputy editor @CivilBeat, sometimes photographer, realistic optimist. E ola ke kai, e ola kakou. Email: [email protected]
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This reporting trip was one we'll never forget. Here's the first of four parts that we'll publish in @CivilBeat this week about the lethal legacy of World War II in the Solomon Islands, where leftover bombs are still killing people 80 years later. civilbeat.org/2022/11/world-…
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So proud of the @CivilBeat staff, named Pulitzer finalists today for our breaking news coverage of the Maui fires.
This is an incredible acknowledgement of the effort and heart our team put into covering a monumental story impacting our community.
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Maui Voters Created A Public Water Board. Two Years Later, Are Vested Interests Dragging Their Feet?: Newly formed East Maui Water Authority faces resistance from 'overt and behind the scenes methods.' dlvr.it/T5FbWY #HInews – at Honolulu, HI
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The former seat of the Hawaiian Kingdom lies buried under a defunct, and now fire-ravaged, ball field in Lahaina. But planning is underway to excavate and restore it. @GovJoshGreenMD says he will take unilateral state action to make it happen. tinyurl.com/y4y25bdw @CivilBeat
MPD has released its preliminary after-action report for the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui, including maps showing where people died in Lahaina and a list of recommendations. Story coming in @CivilBeat #MauiFires #HInews
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The recent warning for Molokai was only the 5th time since 2005 that @NWSHonolulu has issued a #tornado warning for any part of Hawaii. It's quite a rare event. The last time was in March 2020. #HIwx
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The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) and emergency managers in all counties are taking steps to prepare for rising winds and low humidity that could increase the risk of wildfires. Learn more here: dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/news-re…
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Hawaii Bribery Scandal Casts A Shadow Over Lahaina’s Ruins: For years, a local businessman paid off officials in exchange for lucrative contracts. The system he exploited has been left largely unchanged. dlvr.it/Sxy29b #HInews
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“Somebody’s paying for it. It’s just a question of who.”
This week, @Grist is publishing a 4-part series from @LoisParshley on how climate change is destabilizing the insurance market.
First up, a deep dive into reinsurance, and how Americans' safety net is collapsing. grist.org/economics/as-clima… (Done in partnership with @econhardship)
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Displaced residents will have a two-day window next week to go back to what's left of their homes. @NathanEagle #HInews civilbeat.org/beat/maui-coun…
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News from @CountyofMaui: Next residential areas in Lahaina where access restrictions will be lifted on Monday and Tuesday are ZONES 2C, 2D, 2E – Kuuipo Street; Aa Street; Lokia Street. For full details, see news release linked below:
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Some oversight of the overseers...
“How did it happen that Wespac got away with misusing all of that federal money for years when they’re supposed to be overseen by NOAA?” civilbeat.org/2023/09/dems-t… @CivilBeat
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Members held the first in a series of meetings to gather public input on what actions the county should take. @NathanEagle #HInews #MauiFires civilbeat.org/2023/09/maui-r…
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This week, recovery and rebuilding usurped search and rescue as the primary focus following the Aug. 8 fires in #Lahaina and Upcountry. #Maui community members came out demanding to be heard: civilbeat.org/2023/09/the-ma… 📸:@NathanEagle & Kevin Fujii
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A new report by @UHEROnews says many survivors will likely experience post-traumatic stress and depression in the fire's aftermath and a lack of trust in public officials. @pauladobbyn #HInews #MauiFires civilbeat.org/2023/08/report…
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Consulting with the community and responding directly to the immediate needs of those in crisis is a salutary approach.
Oprah And Dwayne Johnson Make $1,200 Per Month Available To Maui Wildfire Survivors @NathanEagle @civilbeat #HInews #MauiFires civilbeat.org/2023/08/oprah-…
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The @NWSHonolulu has CANCELED the Red Flag Warning for the State of Hawai'i and the High Wind Advisory for Maui and Hawai'i counties.
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Local businesses struggle to cope as visitor spending drops $15 million per day, economists say. @pauladobbyn @NathanEagle #HInews #MauiFires civilbeat.org/2023/08/econom…
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A Hawaii state senator who stands to make a ton of money off lawsuits related to the Lahaina wildfire that claimed at least 115 lives has chosen his clients over his constituents civilbeat.org/2023/08/maui-s… @civilbeat
