By Tom Vacar Published August 10, 2023 6:13pm PDT Wildfires KTVU FOX 2Maui: Wildfire horror in Hawaii continues The day after the worst destruction in a disaster is often the worst day for survivors. It's when officials conduct the body count of people and pets, lost homes and ...
Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year's devastating wildfire on Maui said in a report released Friday they found “no evidence” Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that critical fire weather was abou
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said that it's likely the largest natural disaster in the state's history.
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An aerial image taken on August 10, 2023 shows destroyed homes and buildings in Lahaina along the Pacific Ocean in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii.PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP via Getty Images Maui Fire Department Chief Brad Ventura said the fire moved so quickly from brush to...
Capt. Ikaika Blackburn, an 18-year veteran of the Maui Fire Department, who led one of the crews that responded to the 2023 Lahaina wildfire, poses for a photo in Kahului, Hawaii. (Lindsey Wasson / Associated Press) Advertisement At daybreak, it set i...
— Governor Josh Green (@GovJoshGreenMD)August 11, 2023 "It is tragically gone," he said in a video posted on his Twitter account. "We know the death toll will rise." "What we saw was likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history." ...
A Maui County firefighter fights flare-up fires in a canyon in Kula on Maui island, Hawaii, August 13, 2023.MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS "The most destructive fires usually occur during drought. If an area falls into drought quickly, that means there is a longer window of time for fires to occ...
Thousands of Lahaina residents have sued various parties they believe to be at fault for the fire, including Hawaiian Electric, Maui County and the state of Hawaii. The defendants often have tried to point fingers at each other, with Hawaiian Electric saying the county shouldn’t have left ...
On August 8, 2023, an out-of-control wildfire fueled by winds from Hurricane Dora ripped through the town of Lahaina on Maui’s west coast. Ua Aloha Maji, a lifelong Lahaina resident, was at his house in Lahainaluna, about a mile inland of the town center when the fire began. ...