Residents cleared to return home after crews contain wind-swept wildfire on Hawaii’s Kauai island
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Residents cleared to return home after crews contain wind-swept wildfire on Hawaii’s Kauai island

Associated Press  

KAUMAKANI, Hawaii — Firefighters have contained a wind-swept wildfire that was threatening about 200 homes on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, authorities said late Monday night, and an evacuation notice for the area has been lifted. The fire burned 1.56 square miles of land between Hanapepe and Kaumakani, the County of Kauai said in a social media post. The fire was reported around noon in the Hanapepe area, about 3 miles to the east of Kaumakani, Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami said Monday. “So much smoke we couldn’t breathe.” He said the community is a former sugar plantation community and landowners were using tractors to keep the fire away, similar to what they did during the plantation era.

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Things to know about about the deadly wildfire that destroyed the Maui town of Lahaina
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Things to know about about the deadly wildfire that destroyed the Maui town of Lahaina

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Hawaii officials didn’t prepare for dangerous fire weather in the days before flames incinerated the historic Maui town of Lahaina even though they were warned by meteorologists, the state’s attorney general said Friday. An Associated Press investigation found the answer may lie in an overgrown gully beneath Hawaiian Electric Co. power lines and something that harbored smoldering embers …

Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s wildfire that killed 102 people on Maui said in a report released Friday they found “no evidence” Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that critical fire weather was coming. But in the ensuing days, the report found, there is no evidence that key agencies — the …

Maui officials highlight steps toward rebuilding as 1-year mark of deadly wildfire approaches
6 months, 1 week ago

Maui officials highlight steps toward rebuilding as 1-year mark of deadly wildfire approaches

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where his house once stood is a symbol of some of the progress being made toward rebuilding after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. “Welcome to our neighborhood,” Ball said Wednesday as he greeted a van full of Hawaii …

Maui Fire Department report on deadly wildfire details need for more equipment and mutual aid plans
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Maui Fire Department report on deadly wildfire details need for more equipment and mutual aid plans

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — When wildfires broke out across Maui last August, some firefighters carried victims piggyback over downed power lines to safety and sheltered survivors inside their engines. But despite devoting nearly all the personnel and vehicles it had to the fight on Aug. 8, 2023, the Maui Fire Department was no match for an unprecedented series of blazes including one …

There's another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu
1 year, 1 month ago

There's another wildfire burning in Hawaii. This one is destroying irreplaceable rainforest on Oahu

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. No one was injured and no homes burned in …

An old car tire, burnt trees and a utility pole may be key in finding how the Maui wildfire spread
1 year, 3 months ago

An old car tire, burnt trees and a utility pole may be key in finding how the Maui wildfire spread

Associated Press  

Melted remains of an old car tire. Asked about the overgrown gully, Hawaiian Electric said in a statement to AP that the right-of-way allows it to “remove anything that interferes with our lines and could potentially cause an outage” but does not allow it to ”go on to private property to perform landscaping or grass-mowing.” In this photo provided by …

Forecasters are warning gusty winds and low humidity raise risk of fires spreading rapidly in Hawaii
1 year, 4 months ago

Forecasters are warning gusty winds and low humidity raise risk of fires spreading rapidly in Hawaii

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — The National Weather Service on Wednesday warned gusty winds and low humidity have increased the risk that fires could spread rapidly in the western parts of each Hawaiian island, three weeks after a deadly blaze tore through a coastal Maui town during a similar alert. It said gusts, low humidity and dry grasses and trees could contribute to …

Evacuation order lifted after firefighters douse Maui brush fire near site of deadly Lahaina blaze
1 year, 4 months ago

Evacuation order lifted after firefighters douse Maui brush fire near site of deadly Lahaina blaze

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — An evacuation order following a brush fire that burned 10 acres on Maui was lifted by emergency officials Saturday. The fire prompted Maui authorities to temporarily evacuate residents Saturday from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes, before firefighters brought it under control. The Maui County Emergency Management Agency …

US: Bush fire near site of deadly Maui blaze prompts authorities to evacuate citizens
1 year, 4 months ago

US: Bush fire near site of deadly Maui blaze prompts authorities to evacuate citizens

India TV News  

A brush fire burned 10 acres on Saturday and prompted Maui authorities to evacuate residents from a neighbourhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes before firefighters brought it under control. Firefighters doused flames from above using a helicopter and with hoses on the ground, said John Heggie, a spokesperson for Maui County’s Joint …

Maui fires renew centuries-old tensions over water rights. The streams are sacred to Hawaiians
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui fires renew centuries-old tensions over water rights. The streams are sacred to Hawaiians

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Shortly after the ignition of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, a developer of land around a threatened Maui community urgently asked state officials for permission to divert water from streams to fight the growing inferno. West Maui Land Company, Inc. said it eventually received approval from the Hawaii commission that oversees water management, …

From Europe to Canada to Hawaii, photos capture destructive power of wildfires
1 year, 4 months ago

From Europe to Canada to Hawaii, photos capture destructive power of wildfires

Associated Press  

The destructive power of wildfire has been a defining feature of a summer of climate extremes. A local resident watches the wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Aug. 21, 2023. Residents try to reach their houses in Benijos village as a wildfire advances in La Orotava in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug. 19, …

In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived
1 year, 4 months ago

In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived

Associated Press  

As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety. “And I could see that people were on fire, that the fire was just being stoked by the wind, and being pushed toward the homes.” The road closures — some because …

Global firestorm: A summer of infernos in Canada, Greece, Hawaii and beyond point to the future
1 year, 4 months ago

Global firestorm: A summer of infernos in Canada, Greece, Hawaii and beyond point to the future

LA Times  

Ash-covered cars still line the highway in Lahaina, Hawaii, where hundreds of people tried in vain to escape from a fast-moving and fatal wildfire, like a scene out of a nightmare. “Climate change doesn’t really explain the catastrophic nature of the fire, and for that I think we have to look deeper at a variety of social, economic and political …

Maui wildfires map : Where are the fires in Hawaii?
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui wildfires map : Where are the fires in Hawaii?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Smoke and flames rise in Lahaina, …

Maui laser strike, boat burnings and elite land grabs: How Hawaii wildfires became fodder for conspiracy theorists
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui laser strike, boat burnings and elite land grabs: How Hawaii wildfires became fodder for conspiracy theorists

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Can anyone confirm?” open image in gallery This image being linked to the Maui wildfires was taken in 2019 …

About 25 miles from devastated Lahaina, another wildfire is burning on Maui
1 year, 4 months ago

About 25 miles from devastated Lahaina, another wildfire is burning on Maui

NPR  

About 25 miles from devastated Lahaina, another wildfire is burning on Maui Residents on Maui are mourning the deaths in Lahaina. But while the world has focused on the devastation in Lahaina, there is another wildfire still burning in the hills of Maui, some 25 miles away. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Kula, and he tells us that that fire …

Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysis
1 year, 4 months ago

Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysis

Associated Press  

KIHEI, Hawaii — Hurricane-fueled flash floods and mudslides. “Hawaii is at risk of the whole panoply of climate and geological disasters,” said Debarati Guha-Sapir, director of the international disasters database kept at the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. For most of the 20th century, Hawaii averaged about 5000 acres …

Hawaii wildfire: Residents restless as 86% of buildings damaged, 101 dead
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaii wildfire: Residents restless as 86% of buildings damaged, 101 dead

India Today  

A week after a wildfire ravaged the resort town of Lahaina, traumatized Maui residents have grown weary from living off relief supplies while many are kept from inspecting their homes and still left awaiting news about their missing loved one. Mary Kerstulovich, a Maui real estate agent who has sought supplies and housing for evacuees, said there was finally a …

In the ruins of Lahaina, a surfing legend leads a volunteer army to get supplies to survivors
1 year, 4 months ago

In the ruins of Lahaina, a surfing legend leads a volunteer army to get supplies to survivors

LA Times  

Archie Kalepa has spent his life in the ocean. While public officials come under scrutiny for their failure to prepare for this disaster and a faltering response to what’s become the nation’s deadliest wildfire in the last century, close-knit networks of Indigenous Hawaiians, like Kalepa’s, are mounting efforts to ferry supplies and people with needed expertise past the government roadblocks …

Some are blaming powerlines for igniting the Maui fires in Hawaii. Here's what we know
1 year, 4 months ago

Some are blaming powerlines for igniting the Maui fires in Hawaii. Here's what we know

ABC  

The wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui has been one of the deadliest in a century. Mikal Watts, one of the lawyers behind a lawsuit against the electric company, told the AP this week that he was in Maui, interviewing witnesses and "collecting contemporaneously filmed videos". "There is credible evidence, captured on video, that at least one of the …

Hawaii wildfire: Maui residents had moments to make life-or-death choices
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaii wildfire: Maui residents had moments to make life-or-death choices

India Today  

The smoke was starting to blot out the sun. It could be a mile away, Fire Assistant Chief Jeff Giesea said, “but in a minute or two, it can be at your house.” Cicchino did a U-turn, ran into his house and told his wife they needed to leave, “We need to go! “It’s something you’d see in a ‘Twilight …

“It looked like Armageddon”: Maui wildfire survivors describe their experience fleeing destruction
1 year, 4 months ago

“It looked like Armageddon”: Maui wildfire survivors describe their experience fleeing destruction

Salon  

Rebecca Johnson and her roommates were sleeping when the wildfires erupted in Maui. Driving south along the coast, they made their way to the east side of the island, watching as flames leapt across the landscape in what looked like a "fire tornado," she said. "I kept looking at the stars, praying I could still see them," Johnson said. We …

Maui wildfire survivors decry lack of warnings as death toll rises
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui wildfire survivors decry lack of warnings as death toll rises

Al Jazeera  

Some residents refuse to vacate towns burned down to the ground, citing fear that they will not be able to return. “We are really focused, as far as I’m concerned, on the need for rescue, and, sadly, the location of more bodies.” The Lahaina safety zone has been updated from the northernmost boundary at Wahikuli Wayside Park to the southernmost …

Hawaii wildfire death count nears 100; Maui island completely destroyed
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaii wildfire death count nears 100; Maui island completely destroyed

India Today  

The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century was expected to cross the 100-mark Sunday, fueling criticism that an inadequate official response contributed to the heavy loss of life. When asked Sunday why none of the island’s sirens had been activated, Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono said she would wait for the results of …

Scenes of devastation as wildfire burns Hawaii resort town
1 year, 4 months ago

Scenes of devastation as wildfire burns Hawaii resort town

Al Jazeera  

Anger was growing on Saturday over the official response to an inferno that levelled a Hawaiian town, killing at least 93 people in the deadliest wildfire in the United States in over 100 years. The most serious blaze swept into Lahaina on Tuesday and destroyed nearly every building in the town of 12,000, leaving a grid of grey rubble wedged …

Hawaii's deadly wildfire: what we know
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaii's deadly wildfire: what we know

The Hindu  

The terrifying wildfire that destroyed a historic Hawaiian town seems to have caught many occupants unaware. Over the following hours the fire spread, and near midnight, Maui County was warning all people living in West Maui to stay where they were, unless ordered to evacuate. "The rural land to the east of Lahaina was once intensely managed plantations, with irrigation …

Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 89, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years
1 year, 4 months ago

Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 89, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — A raging wildfire that swept through a picturesque town on the Hawaiian island of Maui this week has killed at least 89 people, authorities said Saturday, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire of the past century. The inferno that swept through the centuries-old town of Lahaina on Maui’s west coast four days earlier torched hundreds of homes …

Maui fires knocked out phones, cutting off ability of local ‘coconut wireless’ neighbour network to warn of dangers
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui fires knocked out phones, cutting off ability of local ‘coconut wireless’ neighbour network to warn of dangers

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Earlier this week, rapidly moving wildfires knocked out phone service on Maui, preventing the usual …

Maui wildfires: Toll rises to 67 as flames spread, homes reduced to ashes
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui wildfires: Toll rises to 67 as flames spread, homes reduced to ashes

India Today  

The death toll in Maui rose to 67 on Friday as officials confirmed another 12 fatalities from a massive blaze that turned large swaths of a centuries-old town into a hellscape of ashen rubble. “It hit so quick, it was incredible,” Lahaina resident Kyle Scharnhorst said as he surveyed his apartment complex’s damage in the morning. “It was like a …

Death toll rises to 89 in Maui fires as searches through destroyed town continue
1 year, 4 months ago

Death toll rises to 89 in Maui fires as searches through destroyed town continue

CNN  

CNN — The death toll in the Maui wildfire keeps mounting as search teams and their cadaver dogs continue the grim work of sifting through the ruins of burned buildings that once made up vibrant communities on island – including the picturesque town of Lahaina. Of the three largest wildfires that crews have been combating, the deadly fire in Lahaina …

Maui fires in pics: Aerial photos show extent of destruction caused by Hawaii wildfires
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui fires in pics: Aerial photos show extent of destruction caused by Hawaii wildfires

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery An aerial image taken on 10 August 2023 shows destroyed buildings on the waterfront burned …

New fire prompts evacuation as survivors of Maui’s wildfires return after death toll rises to 67
1 year, 4 months ago

New fire prompts evacuation as survivors of Maui’s wildfires return after death toll rises to 67

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — A new fire burning on the Hawaii island of Maui on Friday night triggered the evacuation of a community to the northeast of the area that burned earlier this week, police said. “It was like a war zone.” The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people. Maui …

Fast-moving Hawaii fires will take a heavy toll on the state’s environment
1 year, 4 months ago

Fast-moving Hawaii fires will take a heavy toll on the state’s environment

Associated Press  

The fast-moving wildfires that raked Maui this week took a heavy toll on humans and property, killing dozens of people and devastating the historic town of Lahaina. “Coral reefs provide coastal protection, they provide fisheries, they support cultural practices in Hawaii,” Gove said. Andrew Whelton, a professor of civil engineering and environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University, said the …

Hawaiian fire death toll jumps to 55, thousands homeless in Maui town of Lahaina
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaiian fire death toll jumps to 55, thousands homeless in Maui town of Lahaina

ABC  

The death toll from a fire disaster in Hawaii could surge "significantly" higher than 60, the state's governor says, as police say about 1,000 people could remain unaccounted-for. Maui County police chief John Pelletier said: "We don't know how many people we have dead." "We've just approved a major disaster declaration of Hawaii, which will get aid in the hands …

Wildfire ravages Maui, Lahaina: Before and after photos show massive devastation
1 year, 4 months ago

Wildfire ravages Maui, Lahaina: Before and after photos show massive devastation

India Today  

At least 53 people have so far died due to the wildfires raging over Hawaii's Maui and officials say the toll is expected to rise. Governor Josh Green said the inferno that reduced much of Lahaina to smoldering ruins was the worst natural disaster in the state's history, turning thousands of people homeless and leveling as many as 1,000 buildings. …

Maui wildfire kills 53, people jump into ocean; historic Lahaina burnt down
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui wildfire kills 53, people jump into ocean; historic Lahaina burnt down

India Today  

The death toll from Maui's wildfires rose to 53 on Thursday as the fast-moving conflagration that turned the resort town of Lahaina into smoldering ruins was 80% contained, officials said. The death toll rose by 17 on Thursday to reach 53, Maui County said in a statement that also reported the Lahaina fire was 80% contained, as firefighters secured the …

‘Ash and debris': Journalist covering Maui fires surveys destruction of once-vibrant Hawaii town
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Ash and debris': Journalist covering Maui fires surveys destruction of once-vibrant Hawaii town

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — I’ve seen my share of a wildfire’s destruction on a community, but in more than eight years of covering these disasters as a video and photojournalist, the scene over Hawaii was one of the worst. I flew to Hawaii on Wednesday, and by Thursday morning, I was in a helicopter flying over Lahaina, a normally vibrant west …

Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s Lahaina, historic town and onetime capital of former kingdom
1 year, 4 months ago

Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s Lahaina, historic town and onetime capital of former kingdom

Associated Press  

KAHULUI, Hawaii — The wildfire that has brought sheer devastation to Maui is especially heartbreaking for Hawaii because it struck one of its most historic towns and the onetime capital of the former kingdom. It’s feared that the fire also consumed much of Lahaina’s historic Front Street, home to restaurants, bars, stores and what is believed to be the United …

53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, governor says, and historic Lahaina has burned down
1 year, 4 months ago

53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, governor says, and historic Lahaina has burned down

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll rose to at least 53 and survivors told harrowing tales of narrow escapes with only the clothes on their backs. Already the state’s deadliest natural disaster since a …

At least six dead as wildfire razes Hawaiian town, Biden sends military to control situation
1 year, 4 months ago

At least six dead as wildfire razes Hawaiian town, Biden sends military to control situation

Firstpost  

At least six people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed a Hawaiian town, officials said Wednesday, with desperate residents jumping into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames Officials on Wednesday said that at least six people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed a Hawaiian town, with desperate residents jumping into …

Wildfires destroy Hawaii's Lahaina town, 36 killed & several injured. Devastating images emerge
1 year, 5 months ago

Wildfires destroy Hawaii's Lahaina town, 36 killed & several injured. Devastating images emerge

Hindustan Times  

A huge wildfire ravaged the town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii, on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, killing at least 36 people and injuring many more. Martin stated, “It’s definitely one of the more challenging days for our island given that it’s multiple fires, multiple evacuations in different district areas.” “This is so unprecedented. The former president also shared a community …

Wildfires destroy Hawaii's Lahaina town, 36 killed & several injured. Devastating images emerge
1 year, 5 months ago

Wildfires destroy Hawaii's Lahaina town, 36 killed & several injured. Devastating images emerge

Hindustan Times  

A huge wildfire ravaged the town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii, on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, killing at least 36 people and injuring many more. Martin stated, “It’s definitely one of the more challenging days for our island given that it’s multiple fires, multiple evacuations in different district areas.” “This is so unprecedented. The former president also shared a community …

At least 36 killed, thousands displaced as wildfires devastate Hawaii's Lahaina
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 36 killed, thousands displaced as wildfires devastate Hawaii's Lahaina

ABC  

At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website. Key points: At least 36 people have died in wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities report The fires, stoked by strong winds from the passing Hurricane Dora, took the island by surprise 11,000 travellers were …

Hawaii wildfires burn Maui to the ground, 36 dead, over 270 structures damaged
1 year, 5 months ago

Hawaii wildfires burn Maui to the ground, 36 dead, over 270 structures damaged

India Today  

A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness on Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to ash and forcing people to jump into the ocean to flee the flames. Flyovers of the coastal town of Lahaina by U.S. Civil Air Patrol and the Maui Fire Department showed the extent of the loss, said …

Hawaii wildfires kill 36 people as strong winds from passing hurricane rages flames
1 year, 5 months ago

Hawaii wildfires kill 36 people as strong winds from passing hurricane rages flames

India TV News  

At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website on Wednesday evening. Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once-busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic …

Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town
1 year, 5 months ago

Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town

Associated Press  

KAHULUI, Hawaii — A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to ash and forcing people to jump into the ocean to flee the flames. County of Maui spokesperson Mahina Martin said in a phone interview early Wednesday fire was widespread in Lahaina, including Front Street, an …

Hawaii wildfires burn homes and force evacuations, while strong winds complicate the fight
1 year, 5 months ago

Hawaii wildfires burn homes and force evacuations, while strong winds complicate the fight

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures, forced evacuations and caused power outages in several communities late Tuesday as firefighters struggled to reach some areas that were cut off by downed trees and power lines. Because of the wind gusts, helicopters weren’t able to dump water on the fires from the sky — or gauge …

Wildfires kill six on Hawaii’s Maui island as strong winds fan flames
1 year, 5 months ago

Wildfires kill six on Hawaii’s Maui island as strong winds fan flames

Al Jazeera  

US Coast Guard says it rescued a dozen people who fled into the ocean to escape fire and smoky conditions in West Maui. Richard Bissen Jr — mayor of Maui County — announced the death toll in a morning news conference on Wednesday, as flames lashed areas like the historic Lahaina Town. “The Coast Guard is providing support as we …

Firefighters continue battling large Hawaii wildfire
2 years, 4 months ago

Firefighters continue battling large Hawaii wildfire

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — A wildfire on Hawaii’s Big Island grew overnight as firefighters worked to contain the large blaze that is burning in a rural area between the Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes. “The last two days the fire was mostly burning in invasive fountain grass,” said Steve Bergfeld, the Hawaii Island branch manager for the Department of Land and …

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