Maui fire News

After Lahaina Fire, Residents Address Their Risk By Becoming ‘Firewise’

The car tires, propane tanks, gas generators and rusty appliances heaped on the side of a dirt road waiting to be hauled away filled Desiree Graham with relief. “That means all that stuff is not in people’s yards,” she said …

Maui Fire Officials Defend Response to Deadly Lahaina Blaze

Maui Fire Department officials defended their initial response to what became the deadliest fire in Hawaii history, saying they stayed at the scene of the Aug. 8 blaze until it was fully extinguished. The officials commented at a press conference …