Civil Beat — West Maui’s economic recovery will take years and cost billions of dollars, federal, state and county officials said during a news conference on Thursday, after touring the site of a wildfire that destroyed the town of Lahaina.

Pacific Business News, Maui Now — The contest, launched in 2015, invites students in grades 3 through 12 to form teams of two to five members and submit business plan ideas to a panel of judges.

Civil Beat — Gov. Josh Green stopped senators from axing a tech agency board member; now small businesses must pay the price.

Hawai‘i Business Magazine — In America’s most costly state, 44% of people can’t afford basic expenses and many more barely stay afloat. But there’s help for the wide spectrum of ALICE residents, including highly educated yet underpaid professionals.

Hawai‘i Tourism Authority News Release, Maui Now, Honolulu Star-Advertiser — The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority Board of Directors selected airline industry veteran Blaine Miyasato as its new chair and educator and social entrepreneur Mahina Paishon as its new vice chair.

Hawai‘i News Now — The Honolulu Police Department said it typically has four officers covering the five beats in Mililani, but some say that’s not enough.