It was not clear whether the alerts were sent before the island was hit with widespread outages. Photo released by County of Maui on Aug. 10, 2023 shows houses destroyed in a devastating wildfire on Maui Island, Hawaii, the United States. (County of Maui photos/Xinhua) Many of the survivo...
The Maui Fire Department has policies for responding to hurricanes — a hurricane watch requires a staffing roster and rotational schedule for relief personnel, for example. But the department had no such policies for high fire danger, the report said. And even though Maui County passed leg...
Maui County passed legislation in 2022 giving the fire department the authority to require property owners to clear vegetation, such as the dry invasive grasses that helped fuel the Aug. 8 fire, but the county “has not produced any evidence that the MFD has enforced these amendments in the ...
flyovers by the U.S. Civil Air Patrol and the Maui Fire Department showed hundreds of structures were damaged, Maui County officials said. The damage was described as "widespread" in West Maui, where Lahaina is located.
Officials said a Hawaii County Fire Department helicopter did a flyover on Monday, and no sharks were spotted. Anaehoomalu Bay, commonly referred to as "A-Bay," is located on the Big Island of Hawaii's west shore and is described as a great location for recreational activities like snork...
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Severe conditions may exist such as choking and an inability to breathe, situations that affects the entire exposed population, said the Hawaii County Civil Defense, noting sulfur dioxide gas and other emissions are hazardous, especially for elderly, young children and babies and people with respirato...
The number of tour boat passengers injured by a volcanic explosion near the lava ocean entry point this morning has increased to 22, according to the Hawaii County Fire Department. Fire department officials said a “lava bomb” reportedly punctured the roof of the tour boat during an early-morn...
Hawaii County police identified the victim as 47-year-old Randy Llanes of Kailua-Kona. A witness told the fire department the man shot the fish with a spear gun. Hawaii County police and state conservation officers are investigating the incident. ...