Mayor Richard Bissen speaks at the Disaster Recovery Community Update Meeting in Lahaina on Nov. 23, 2023. PHOTO BY THE COUNTY OF MAUI.

WAILUKU — Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen’s Weekly Disaster Recovery Community Update Meetings resume this week at 6 p.m. in Kula on Tuesday (tonight) and at 5:30 p.m. in Lahaina on Wednesday after being canceled last week due to the Kona Low weather system.

Started in November, the weekly meetings will continue indefinitely.

Tuesday’s 6 p.m. Kula meeting is located at Kula Elementary School, and Wednesday’s 5:30 p.m. Lahaina meeting is at Lahaina Civic Center.

Facilitated by the mayor, representatives from county, state and federal agencies provide weekly updates that cover progress, schedule and frequently asked community questions as debris cleanup moves along.

For more information on the meetings, visit www.mauirecovers.org.

The Hawaii Department of Health’s Public Health Nurses, in collaboration with Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, are offering free Lead Capillary Screening Testing, free vaccines, education and referrals to the Kula community on Dec. 5 and 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. before the weekly community meetings.