I am from Lahaina and I watched my hometown burn. The fire took more than our homes and town — it tore apart a community built by hard-working migrants. Today, Lahaina’s immigrant communities are still facing housing and financial instabilities imposed by the fire.

The anniversary of the wildfires is stirring up emotions among residents as the community works to recover and find hope.

At least one proposal appears to be gaining traction in the Hawaiʻi Senate that would let home and business owners move forward with their projects.

If infectious disease outbreaks such as measles or bird flu explode into larger-scale emergencies, Hawaii could begin screening visitors to the state, as it did during the COVID pandemic, Hawaii Gov.