‘We’re Going to Survive and It’s Going to Come Back’: A Year After Maui Wildfire, Survivors Press on August 7, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy They have combed the ashes for mementos, worried about where they would sleep, questioned their faith and tried to find...
Hawaiian Electric Settles Fire Claims as Part of $4 Billion Deal August 2, 2024 By Mark Chediak The parties involved in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state of Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close to a...
After Maui, Hawaii Lawmakers Budget Funds for Firefighting Equipment and a State Fire Marshal May 15, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy Hawaii lawmakers appropriated funds for more firefighting equipment and a state fire marshal after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more...
Subpoenas on Agencies and Officials Delay Release of Key Report into Deadly Hawaii Wildfire March 27, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Hawaii’s attorney general blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county...
Maui County Officials Select Final Disposal Site For Debris From Lahaina Wildfire March 4, 2024 Hawaii officials plan to send debris and ash from the August wildfire that destroyed Lahaina town to Maui’s central landfill....
Hawaii State And County Officials Seeking $1B From Legislature for Maui Recovery February 26, 2024 Hawaii state and county officials have requested about $1 billion from the Legislature to help cover Maui wildfire recovery expenses...
Maui Wildfire Survivors Camp Pushing Mayor to Convert Vacation Rentals into Housing November 28, 2023 By Audrey McAvoy A group of Lahaina wildfire survivors is vowing to camp on a popular resort beach until the mayor uses his...
Sentry in Wisconsin Contributes Another $350K to Support Maui Wildfire Recovery October 27, 2023 Sentry Insurance in Wisconsin announced additional donations of $350,000 to bolster the ongoing Maui wildfire recovery efforts. The contribution brings...
Most Of West Maui Will Welcome Back Visitors Next Month September 11, 2023 Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed last week...
Things to Know About Lawsuits and Tourism a Month After Fire Leveled a Hawaii Community September 6, 2023 By Gene Johnson, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy Nearly a month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people, authorities on...