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The Deals are the first oceanfront property owners on Front Street to try rebuilding in an area that scientists say is at ...
Attorney Jesse Creed and his wife, who is from Oahu, lost their home in the Palisades fire in California. What they both ...
MAUI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Plans to rebuild the beachfront home of a former Boeing executive that was destroyed in the Lahaina fire are facing pushback from community members and fire ...
Hawaiian Electric, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maui County agencies held a virtual meeting to update and alert residents about measures being taken to defend against Lahaina wildfires ...
It was first recognized as Firewise in 2016. Driven by strong, erratic winds, the fire raced through the town of Lahaina, burning thousands of buildings, overcoming people trapped in their cars.
“It’s ugly, but it’s pretty beautiful to me,” said Graham, a member of Kahikinui's Firewise committee, part of a rapidly growing program from the nonprofit National Fire Protection ...
The session is especially geared toward Lahaina fire survivors who have relocated to rental housing in South Maui, though all renters in the area are encouraged to attend. “We’ve had a number ...
In the 10 years preceding the August 2023 Maui fires that destroyed Lahaina, 15 Hawaii communities joined Firewise USA. Since then, the number has more than doubled to 31, with a dozen more in the ...