The most impactful satellite imagery is for the town of Lahaina. The before-and-after comparisons show the utter devastation to property in the area. Zooming in on the imagery reveals structure upon structure burnt to the ground. Users can click the bookmark icon in the map’s upper-right c...
The fires began burning early on Tuesday, Aug. 8, putting 35,000 lives at risk, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. Four wildfires began spreading rapidly after winds from Hurricane Dora, out in the Pacific, whipped the island. The harbor area burned to the ground in...
The number of people missing on Maui was still unclear nearly three weeks after the fires broke out. Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said Aug. 21 that850 people were still listed as missing,citing data compiled by the FBI and local authorities. Later that week, an FBI official said the ...
Most fires in the U.S. are suppressed before they have a chance to threaten communities, but the winds were too strong to send helicopters into the sky to help contain Maui’s fires on the first day, leaving firefighters to battle the blazes from...
More than 100 people died in fires that ravaged Lahaina. August 09 Maui Strong 808: Rising from the Ashes Inside the healing and hope on Maui, as the community of Lahaina connects through shared responsibility to rebuild one year after wildfires killed 102 people and destroyed thousands of homes...
Aerial and satellite imagery reviewed by the Associated Press show the gully has long been choked with thick grass, shrubs, small trees and trash, which a severe summer drought turned into tinder-dry fuel for fires. Photos taken after the blaze show charred ...
The police and fire departments operated separately, hindering communication as winds toppled utility poles, cutting power and cell service. Maui County and the state use private contractors to help fight fires with water tankers and heavy equipment. But those contractors weren’t trained to use ...
Fires in Hawaii are unlike many of those burning in the U.S. West. They tend to break out in large grasslands on the dry sides of the islands and are generally much smaller than fires in the U.S. mainland. Fires were rare in Hawaii and on other tropical islands before humans arri...
"The smoke was starting to come through our windows. By the time we got in our car, our neighbor's yard was on fire. There were strangers in our yard with their water hoses trying to put fires out," Kaleiopu said. He and a group of about a dozen family members are staying with ...
Maui, part of the Hawaiian archipelago, is a bucket list destination. Thedevastating fires in Lahainachanged Maui though it is open and welcoming visitors. It’s a big island, and there are lots of areas to explore from the beautiful Maui Beaches to its National Park site; many of them ar...