Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen delivers his State of the County Address at the Maui Arts & Cultural's Castle Theater, in Kahului, Hawaii, Friday, March 15, 2024. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP)
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen delivers his State of the County Address at the Maui Arts & Cultural's Castle Theater, in Kahului, Hawaii, Friday, March 15, 2024. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP)
FILE - Homes consumed in wildfires are seen in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Maui Mayor Richard Bissen says he's prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, speaking in an emotional address more than seven months after the Aug. 8 wildfire killed 101 people in the historic town of Lahaina. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)