Most Maui wildfire victims died while trying to flee
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Claudia Lauer | Associated Press HONOLULU — The wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing …
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Communications breakdown exacerbated Maui fire
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone and Claudia Lauer | Associated Press HONOLULU — As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his …
Hawaii placing wildfire sensors statewide in wake of Lahaina
By Cheri Mossburg | CNN Fire detection sensors are being placed around Maui and other Hawaiian islands to respond more quickly when wildfires break out, Gov. Josh Green announced Friday. …
Maui’s economy really needs tourists. It’s complicated.
By Audrey McAvoy | Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii — The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that devastated Hawaii’s historic town of Lahaina this summer. …
Hawaii Gov. wants 3K vacation rentals for wildfire survivors
By Audrey McAvoy | Associated Press HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Friday said he wants 3,000 condos and homes that are normally rented to Maui tourists converted to …
Questions remain about longterm health effects of Maui fires
By Rebecca Boone | Associated Press When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell. What chemicals created the burning-trash-barrel scent …
Maui’s most popular shave ice chain opens first Bay Area location
Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice is slated to open its first Bay Area location at 3016 W. Jack London Blvd., Livermore, on Nov. 11, 2023. Courtesy of Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice …
911 calls reveal terror and panic in rush to escape Lahaina
By Claudia Lauer, Rebecca Boone and Audrey McAvoy | Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii — Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities …
Parts of West Maui to reopen to tourists on Sunday
By Forrest Brown | CNN Parts of West Maui are still on track to begin a phased reopening to tourists starting Sunday, October 8 – but the action comes with …
Lahaina residents begin returning to homes in fire zone
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher | Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii — Some Lahaina residents returned to their devastated properties Monday for the first time since the Hawaii town was destroyed by …