Fire crews patrol Olowalu Village Road which was lined with charred trees and burned grass Sunday afternoon from a brush fire that covered about 760 acres. The Maui News / DAKOTA GROSSMAN photos OLOWALU — An Olowalu brush fire that charred around 760 acres, caused home evacuations, destroyed a church […]
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Maui trip is latest COVID controversy for CA politicians
Good morning and happy Tuesday! DO AS I SAY First Gov. Gavin Newsom got hammered for attending a political adviser’s 50th birthday party at fancy food place French Laundry. Then, on Monday, the spotlight shifted to California lawmakers who traveled to Maui this week for the California Independent Voter Project’s […]
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Hawaii is reopening to tourists. This Maui inn is fighting to survive the coronavirus recession.
Now the inn is at a crossroads, thanks to the coronavirus crisis. While some parts of the U.S. economy are recovering faster than expected, the travel and tourism industries are falling further behind. Some hotels, restaurants and destinations that depend on tourism won’t survive, economists warn. And the future could […]