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A Maui nonprofit administering the new $100 million program for the state received about 600 applications since Friday when the program opened, and was overwhelmed during a Tuesday application outreach event at an American Red Cross disaster assistance center in Lahaina.
Idaho and Tennessee are facing new lawsuits by residents who say they were denied emergency abortion care as a result of state laws banning the procedure.
City officials say a program targeting the island’s prime tourist zone has lowered violent and property crimes dramatically since its inception in September 2022.
Hawaii’s congressional delegation has asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary to provide additional support for mental health, child care and language services for survivors of the Lahaina wildfire.