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HONOLULU — Residents who survived the wildfire that leveled the Maui town of Lahaina might not be able to afford to live there after it is rebuilt unless officials alter the zoning laws and make other changes, economists warned Friday.

HONOLULU — Soon after one of Maui’s Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, burned in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, its resident minister was desperate to go back and see what remained.

The sound of bells echoed Thursday through Buddhist temples and other sites across the state as people celebrated the International Day of Peace.

Leina‘ala Ann Teruya Drummond was Miss Hawaii 1964, the first neighbor island contestant to win the coveted pageant crown. The Maui native also danced hula in Danny Kaleikini’s show at the Kahala Hilton in the late 1960s and was a Maui County Council member in the early 1990s.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story had an incorrect date for the Lahaina wildfires. The Tribune-Herald regrets the error.

Police said Tuesday they have released 26-year-old Jonah Pohaku Lott Farmer, the suspect in a nonfatal shooting early Tuesday, without charges, pending further investigation.

Penelope Higa of Aiea had been waiting for the updated COVID-19 vaccine to become available.

A 26-year-old Ocean View man is in custody on suspicion of numerous offenses, including second-degree attempted murder, robbery and auto theft.

The Hawaii County Department of Water Supply reported Wednesday that it no longer detects a possible carcinogen that was previously detected in Mountain View’s water.

Keawe Street in downtown Hilo will be closed from Waianuenue Avenue to Haili Street tonight.