While condo sales have recently slumped in Florida, it’s a different story in Hawaii. In February, Maui’s condominium sales surged 25% as buyers leaned toward more affordable options, according to the Realtors® Association of Maui. “Condo sales have been improving,” Evan Harlow, a real estate agent at Maui Elite Property, tells Realtor.com®. “Inventory is still way…
Kapalua Resort, the Hawaii course where the PGA Tour has started every year since 1999, is shutting down for two months as it tries to save its water-starved courses during a dispute over the handling of a century-old water system on Maui. The 60-day closure, which starts Sept. 2 for the Plantation and Bay courses…
Two years after the deadliest American wildfire in more than a century reduced much of the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina to ash, the community in Maui continues its slow journey toward recovery. The August 2023 fires killed more than 100 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. While damaged structures have been cleared,…
NEW YORK (AP) — The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames. But three studies published Wednesday suggest the cost to human health from the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires was substantially higher. Two of the papers explore what happened after the Hawaii fire…
Honolulu — Lawmakers on Maui passed legislation Thursday aimed at eliminating a large percentage of the Hawaiian island’s vacation rentals to address a housing shortage exacerbated by the wildfire that destroyed most of Lahaina in August 2023. It’s the latest action by a top global tourist destination to push back against the infiltration of vacationers…
Two years after Maui wildfires, survivors are struggling with mental health – CBS News Watch CBS News Nearly two years after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century ravaged Maui, killing more than 100 people, the University of Hawaii has released the state’s largest post-disaster health study. Carter Evans has more. Be the first…