October 19, 2023
Below-average rainfall on a large scale could increase the risk for “out-of-season” brush fires during Hawaii’s wet season, which began this month and runs though April. Kevin Kodama, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service on Oahu, said that normally during the wet season, ...
October 19, 2023
Maui County is seeking to keep nonhazardous fire debris on island per the wishes of the Lahaina community over concerns that it may still contain remains of those who died in the fire, Mayor Richard Bissen said. Bissen said the administration is working with the county Department of ...
October 19, 2023
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging ...
October 19, 2023
The Maui News Hundreds of students from Lahaina’s two elementary schools arrived on a shared campus Wednesday after the Aug. 8 wildfire destroyed one of the schools and displaced students and staff. About 300 students returned to Princess Nahi‘ena‘ena Elementary School, which is ...
October 19, 2023
A group of businesses and nonprofits are holding a mattress giveaway for Maui residents impacted by the August wildfires. Residents interested in obtaining a mattress can fill out a request form at hawaiitours.com/mattress-giveaway/#booking-box. Those who are selected will be provided with ...
October 19, 2023
The Maui News The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it has removed hazardous materials from more than 75 percent of the burned properties in Lahaina, nearly completing the first phase of the federal cleanup efforts after the August wildfires on Maui. EPA crews have ...
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