County Maui Financial News

Jeff Bezos is adding a mansion in South Florida’s “Billionaire Bunker” to his real estate empire, months after buying the house next door.

The area around the historic Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago has begun welcoming back travelers

Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii's governor to delay his plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend

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AP reported. Authorities confirmed the identification of the remains of a man and woman days ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the hijacked plane attack.

So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month's wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging

By Clark Mindock

The People’s Fund of Maui, a charity organization rolled out by celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to aid victims of wildfires in Maui accepts Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies.

The crypto community joins in to support the Maui community as a relief fund championed by A-list celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson accepts donations in cryptocurrencies.

Hawaii is opening several investigations into people who allegedly have made unsolicited offers for property in the fire-stricken town of Lahaina in violation of a new emergency order

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires

Gusty winds and low humidity have brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as markets shift their attention from the Federal Reserve to more corporate earnings and economic reports

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as markets shift their attention from the Federal Reserve to more corporate earnings and economic reports

(Reuters) -Hawaiian Electric's shares jumped nearly 40% on Monday after the electric utility disputed accusations that its power lines caused the deadly wildfires in Maui earlier this month.

AP, this neighbourhood is located just a short distance away from the location that had been recently devastated by fires. Firefighters effectively managed to control the blaze, employing tactics such as helicopter water drops and ground-based hose operations. Also Read: Maui fires aftermath: Concerns over 'climate gentrification' rise in Hawaii John Heggie, a representative from Maui County's Joint Information Center, provided information about the firefighting efforts.

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes Friday: Gap, Hibbett rise; Hawaiian Electric, Nordstrom fall

Shares of Hawaiian Electric Company’s parent fell more than 18% by market close Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina

wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but for some conspiracy theorists, the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground isn’t enough to convince them.Instead, space lasers, arsonists and government plots to restrict people’s movement are some of the causes of the fires, according to fringe online circles. But despite being fringe, these theories are widely circulated and boosted by social media algorithms.People turn to conspiracy theories to help them make sense of disasters like the recent wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, in British Columbia or the Northwest Territories, said Eric Kennedy, associate professor at York University’s school of administrative studies.“Some of the conspiracy theories about wildfires create simple villains, or simple evil characters – ‘this is Bill Gates, this is the World Economic Forum, this is a particular evil actor,”’ said Kennedy, who studies decision-making in emergency contexts, particularly wildfires.“Sometimes the simple stories are very appealing.

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Investing.com -- Shares in Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) shed more than a sixth of their value in premarket U.S. trading on Friday after the company said that it would halt its dividend in the face of scrutiny over its role in the deadly Maui wildfires earlier this month.