Officials discussed topics related to Lahaina rebuild efforts, including presentations on the recently announced permitting exemptions for the Special Management Area (SMA), upcoming public meetings for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan, and the transfer of debris from the Temporary Debris Storage site at Olowalu to a permanent site in the Central Maui Landfill.

The webinar also included a Q&A session with presenters and panelists representing various departments and agencies, including the County's Office of Recovery, Department of Public Works (4Leaf), Department of Water Supply, Department of Environmental Management, and Department of Planning; Federal Emergency Management Agency; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the state Department of Health; and Hawaiian Electric Co. Pre-submitted questions were accepted through Monday, Feb. 17, while attendees also had the opportunity to submit questions during the webinar.