“We definitely support the idea from WMIF and would like to see them be successful in completing this project,” Deputy Fire Chief Gavin Fujioka told the Maui News last year, referring to Pluta’s nonprofit fund with an acronym. Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen was supportive of the effort and donated $1,000 toward it, according to… Continue reading They tried to bring another fire station to Lahaina, but the blaze arrived first
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Harbor captain describes Lahaina wildfire
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Biden hosts trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea 03:28 Maui restaurant owner provides short-term housing for wildfire victims 03:18 Family of murdered Microsoft exec speaks out after ex-wife charged 01:37 Bodycam released in deadly ambush shooting in North Dakota… Continue reading Harbor captain describes Lahaina wildfire
Hawaii family describes harrowing escape from Lahaina and loss of 5 homes to Maui wildfire
Cardenas’ family suffered no injuries in a fast-moving wildfire that has become the deadliest in modern U.S. history, with a death toll that reached 110 Wednesday, but it devastated them in another way, said Pedro Haro, his uncle. Haro, who grew up in the historic seaside community that was once the capital of the Hawaiian… Continue reading Hawaii family describes harrowing escape from Lahaina and loss of 5 homes to Maui wildfire
Lahaina blaze now the deadliest in modern U.S. history as toll rises to 93
U.S. fire administrator: collective fires top modern 10 worst The devastation resulting from a complex of fires on Maui that started Tuesday represents the deadliest U.S. fire in recent years, U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell said. “This fire now has become the deadliest in the last 10 years,” she announced at a Saturday news conference… Continue reading Lahaina blaze now the deadliest in modern U.S. history as toll rises to 93
Road to Lahaina opens to residents as search and rescue efforts continue
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Road to Lahaina opens to residents as search and rescue efforts continue 04:57 UP NEXT Defending Donald Trump: attorney gives new legal strategy 06:21 Special counsel submits request for protective order in Trump election case 02:21 The ugly… Continue reading Road to Lahaina opens to residents as search and rescue efforts continue
The view from above Lahaina shows an ashy ‘grid of misery’
The devastation seen from the air above the Maui town of Lahaina is striking, with blocks of burned down buildings — a heartbreak even as help arrived in the form of aid arrived. Even at 400 feet up above the town that once housed more than 12,000 people in West Maui, there was a smell… Continue reading The view from above Lahaina shows an ashy ‘grid of misery’
People will be able to return to Lahaina on Friday
Warning sirens weren’t activated, agency says Warning sirens were not activated during Maui’s deadly wildfires, the Hawaii Emergency Services Administration said today. “Neither Maui nor HI-EMA activated warning sirens on Maui during the wildfire incident,” the agency said, but three other alert systems were implemented. Alerts were sent by mobile devices; radio and television; and… Continue reading People will be able to return to Lahaina on Friday
Lahaina banyan tree emerges as charred but still standing in sign of hope, locals say
A large banyan tree in the heart of Old Lahaina that was badly scorched by the fires that ransacked Maui appears to have emerged from the flames still standing. In the aftermath of the devastating fires, residents are looking to the tree as a symbol of the devastation — and hope. The banyan tree was… Continue reading Lahaina banyan tree emerges as charred but still standing in sign of hope, locals say
Man mourns the loss of father’s ashes in Lahaina
WAILUKU, Hawaii — Of all that Kimo Kirkman lost in one of the devastating fires in the island of Maui, he said surrendering his father’s ashes was the worst. “I wanted to hold on to it forever,” he said, his voice quivering with emotion. “Now he’s just in the ground with all the other ashes.… Continue reading Man mourns the loss of father’s ashes in Lahaina
Drone video captures devastation in Lahaina after wildfires
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Donations delivered for victims of Maui’s deadly wildfires 00:18 ‘It was like a war zone:’ Lahaina storekeeper surveys Maui wildfire devastation 01:01 Man mourns father’s lost ashes, destroyed by the Maui wildfire 01:48 Now Playing Drone video captures devastation in… Continue reading Drone video captures devastation in Lahaina after wildfires