Local officials in Hawaii plan to open an office that will speed up Maui County's notoriously slow processing of building permits to help the town of Lahaina to recover fromlast year's deadly wildfire. Keanu Lau Hee, the county's deputy managing director, told a community meeting in Lahaina...
A fissure that opened Sunday led authorities to order 10 people to evacuate their homes, Hawaii County Managing Director Wil Okabe said. Overall, nearly 2,000 people have been told to evacuate since May 3, and lava has destroyed more than two dozen homes. The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian...
"This is lava, that is definitely destroying people's homes -- we don't have an exact count -- but it is a devastating situation and it's going to be everyday that it goes on," Hawaii County Managing Director Wil Okabe said Saturday. "Mother nature, there's no way we could've pr...
HILO, Hawaii — The Big Island visitors bureau and Hawaii County have launched a campaign that aims to create a more conscientious tourism industry on the Big Island. Article content The Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau Executive Director Ross Birch and county Managing Director Will Okabe presented ...
“They shouldn’t be in that area,” said County Managing Director Wil Okabe. He wants people to heed evacuation warnings. Article content Edwin Montoya, who lives with his daughter on her farm near the site where lava crossed the road and cut off access, said the fissure opened and grew...
If lava threatens main highways, more people will be told to prepare for voluntary evacuation. A handful of people were trapped when lava crossed a road Friday and some of them needed to be airlifted to safety. "They shouldn't be in that area," said County Managing Director Wil Okabe....
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However, the state decision on Na Wai ‘Eha water rights doesn’t necessarily speed up the county process to buy the system, according to county Managing Director Sandy Baz…. …“One aspect is that there’s so much emotion around this, right?” Chumbley said. “From the community activists...
County managing director Wil Okabe said his own vacation home in Kapoho Beach Lots was threatened. He described the area as a mix of vacation rentals and year-round residences. “For us it’s more of a vacation area, but for those who live there permanently, they’re trying to figure ...
Of particular importance is a proposed amendment on County Governance (PEA-10 (2)) that would establish an Office of the Managing Director to function as the chief operating officer for Maui County…. read …Please back amendment 20 Candidates File for Kauai Council—6 for Mayor ...