Maui mayor seeks more money to cover wildfire costs

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Maui mayor seeks more money to cover wildfire costs

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen is making an overtime plea to state lawmakers for more Lahaina wildfire recovery funding. Bissen, in letters dated April 18, just shy of two weeks before the end of this year’s legislative session and after all public hearings on bills, asked House and Senate leaders to appropriate $125 million instead of $63.6 million to Maui County for wildfire recovery work pending in a bill. The $125 million sought by the cou…