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Maui County officials are still discussing the future use of the Olowalu site where wildfire debris is being temporarily ...
A new state fire marshal and a Big Island nonprofit will take the lead on preparing communities for fires and reducing risks.
In her column, Epler said Marina Riker, who covers Maui for Civil Beat, is taking an extended leave of absence “to deal with family issues and the loss of her own home in the Kula fire.” ...
At least 36 people have died, officials say, and hundreds of structures have been destroyed as fires continue to rage on the island of Maui ... Honolulu Civil Beat reported. Aerial photos show ...
The newsletter editor for Honolulu Civil Beat had the draft ... A massive brush fire devastated much of Lahaina, a historic area of Hawaii’s Maui County. The inferno was swift, destroying ...
Firefighters have evacuated at least 105 homes in Hawaii’s Maui County following a fast-moving brush fire fueled by strong winds.
Ten days after a series of apocalyptic blazes decimated large swaths of Maui ... fire crews being “overwhelmed.” “You’ve got only so many resources.” he told the Honolulu Civil Beat.
“It looks like it was photoshopped in,” said Trip, according to the Civil Beat. Maui ... them a photo of their home standing alone among the rest. Asphalt roofs “would catch on fire ...
Photos of the Aug. 8 and 9 wildfire that consumed Lahaina on Maui show a devastated town that looks almost entirely destroyed. Building after building is reduced to nothing more than rubble, cars ...
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Honolulu Civil Beat ... lost work due to the fire. Despite that order, some Maui property owners have ...