Kaanapali Beach in Maui keeps showing up on travel reports for a reason. It’s a three‑mile sweep of golden sand, calm blue ...

Nara Boone speaks during a news conference on Friday, Nov. 10, at Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina, Hawaii, with others participating in the Fishing for Housing demonstration.

FILE - Naldo Valentine, who lost his home to the Lahaina wildfire, puts up a light as darkness falls at a housing protest on Kaanapali Beach Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Lahaina Strong, a grassroots organization advocating for residents displaced by the Aug. 8 wildfires, held a demonstration and news conference Friday at Kaanapali Beach on Maui.

All commercial boats and watercraft need a commercial use permit from the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to do business off Kaanapali, but a Maui court ordered Dec. 4 that DLNR ...

Hawaii News » Lahaina Strong group to stay at Kaanapali Beach until housing demands met Sunday, November 12, 2023 12:05 am Allison Schaefers The Honolulu Star-Advertiser ...

Upside down Hawaiian flags, a sign of distress, blow in the wind at a protest in front of resort hotels on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina, Hawaii on Wednesday, Nov.14, 2023.

Jordan Ruidas, left, and Katie Austin adjust a sign on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina, Hawaii on Wednesday, Nov.14, 2023. A group of Lahaina wildfire survivors is vowing to camp on a popular resort ...

Maui, like much of Hawaii, had a severe housing shortage even before the fire killed 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 structures. The blaze only amplified the crisis.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — A group of Lahaina wildfire survivors is vowing to camp on a popular resort beach until the mayor uses his emergency powers to shut down unpermitted vacation rentals and make ...