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Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have developed new wildfire risk maps to better predict fire danger across the state. Unlike the current Red Flag Warning system, which relies on weather from a ...
The devastating wildfires in both California and Maui have left lasting impacts on communities, ecosystems, and economies. In ...
Maui Fire officials issued a statement on Aug. 8, listing "erratic wind, challenging terrain, steep slopes and dropping humidity, the direction and the location of the fire conditions" as ...
Hawaii Supreme Court justices posed many exacting, and sometimes skeptical, questions Thursday to attorneys in a case pertaining to the validity of a $4 billion deal to settle Maui wildfire ...
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo ... and can evacuate safely is another aspect. Fire will always be a risk, Trauernicht said, pulling up a map showing the changing seasons on each continent ...
WAILEA, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Maui Fire Department (MFD) responded to a garage fire on Kupulau Drive in Wailea. Upon arrival, crews found the fire spreading to the adjoining residence.
Strong wind and heavy rain forced multiple closures and opened emergency shelters on Maui on Thursday. The county’s Emergency Operations Center was activated around 6:45 a.m. “Avoid unnecessary travel ...
that helps residents assess their communities’ fire risk and create plans to mitigate it. As many as one-third of people displaced by the August 2023 Maui fires wound up in the homes of friends ...
The Maui News / DAKOTA GROSSMAN photo HAIKU — The Maui Fire Department hopes to finalize ... according to the project’s environmental assessment. A map from the project’s environmental ...