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. …
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 …
Pier 39 chain restaurant is hollow imitation of classic SF spots
Shrimp is one of my favorite foods, but I’ve never seen so much of it at once. Fried shrimp, coconut shrimp, tempura shrimp, steamed shrimp, shrimp rolls, a Bloody Mary …
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 …
Water in Maui pond turns a shocking shade of pink
Officials in Hawaii are trying to understand what is causing a coastal pond on Maui to turn pink. There are some indications that drought may be to blame. U.S. Fish …
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 …