Officially, all of Maui, except for the burn zone in Lahaina, has been open for business since November 2023. But arrivals in the first half of 2024 were down roughly 25% year over the year according to the state’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

Hawaiian Electric will pay $1.99 billion, including $75 million previously contributed to a recovery initiative called One Ohana, it said in a statement.

A report released Tuesday by Western Fire Chiefs Association detailed the unprecedented challenges facing the Maui Fire Department during the series of blazes, including one that killed 101 people in the historic town of Lahaina.

The toll rose slightly over the next month as some victims succumbed to their injuries or as police found additional remains.

The decision comes amid complicated efforts to rebuild after the fires, which killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,700 homes and other structures.

The fire in the historic town of Lahaina killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, mostly homes.