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"Green light for health center, Fire Departments refine disaster flood responses, Firefighter's death raises training questions."

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Monday • September 7, 2026

Read Today's Print Replica Today's Front Page Green light for health center By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald The Windward Planning Commission on Thursday cleared the way for Hilo Benioff Medical Center to build an outpatient medical clinic in Keaau. The votes were 5-0to approve a use permit for Keaau Benioff Health Center, a one-story 40,000-square-foot facility on 20 acres of agricultural-zoned land and a special permit for a 1.5-mile paved driveway to the facility on a 3.27-acre corridor, 2.65 acres of which is zonedagricultural and 0.62 acres zoned urban. ...Read more Fire departments refine disaster flood response By KEVIN KNODELL Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hurricane Lala and multiple Kona-low storms stretched firefighters across the islands this year, forcing crews to balance routine emergency calls with flood rescues, washed-out roads, downed trees and stranded communities. In response, fire departments are expanding training, upgrading equipment and strengthening partnerships as officials race to prepare for the next major storm, which could come soon as Hurricane Lowell veers toward the western...Read more Firefighter's death raises training questions By KEVIN KNODELL Honolulu Star-Advertiser As fire departments across Hawaii expand their preparation for flooding and severe storms, the 2023 death of Maui firefighter Tre' Evans-Dumaran continues to shape discussions about how firefighters are trained and equipped to respond to fast-moving floodwaters. While his team was responding to flooding in Kihei, conditions proved deadly for 24-year-old Evans-Dumaran after he was swept into a storm drain. His death, and questions around whether...Read more Download the Hawaii Tribune Herald App

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