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The alleged retaliation occurred after a Civil Beat story highlighted how the nonprofit was urging some survivors to just leave the island.
The Lahaina businesswoman had made prior arrangements with the Red Cross but says she's not inclined to fight its decision since the program is winding down anyway.
The plan’s funding includes $250 million from FEMA, $150 million from the state, $40 million from the county, and $50 million from the Hawai’i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund.
The collective effort, called the “Maui Interim Housing Plan” commits to securing a pool of 3,000 housing units with 18-month commitments to provide a stable place for households displaced by the Maui fires, currently residing in short-term hotels.
There are approximately 1,459 Maui households living in various forms of mid- to long-term housing, and the plan’s goal is to increase that to 3,071 by March 1 and optimistically to more than 4,200 by July 1.