Articles for Hawaii Wildfire

Hawaii's governor releases details of $175M fund to compensate Maui wildfire victims
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hawaii's governor releases details of $175M fund to compensate Maui wildfire victims

Hindustan Times  

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Tuesday that a $175 million fund to compensate families of people killed in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century will begin accepting applications at the end of the week. “This recovery fund amounts to an offer and it’s really up to people if they choose to take this offer,” Green …

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High school football gave hope after deadly Maui wildfire. Team captains will be at the Super Bowl
10 months, 2 weeks ago

High school football gave hope after deadly Maui wildfire. Team captains will be at the Super Bowl

Associated Press  

WAILUKU, Hawaii — Teva Loft, a high school football player in the Hawaii town that was destroyed by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century, has never been to Las Vegas nor has he watched an NFL game in person. But he and three of his fellow Lahainaluna High School captains will be at Super Bowl LVIII this weekend …

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She died weeks after fleeing the Maui wildfire. Her family fought to have her listed as a victim
11 months, 3 weeks ago

She died weeks after fleeing the Maui wildfire. Her family fought to have her listed as a victim

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Sharlene Rabang and her calico cat fled the wildfire that destroyed her town on Maui and arrived at a family home on another Hawaii island after a 24-hour odyssey that included sleeping in a car. It wasn’t until November that, at the urging of her family, Honolulu’s medical examiner said a contributing cause of death was the …

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When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable
1 year, 2 months ago

When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable

Associated Press  

Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze. The lack of backup power for critical pumps seriously hindered firefighting in Kula, county water director John Stufflebean told The Associated Press. Kula’s experience exposed a common …

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‘Lahaina is not for sale': Maui resident alleges realtors are luring wildfire victims to sell off land
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Lahaina is not for sale': Maui resident alleges realtors are luring wildfire victims to sell off land

Hindustan Times  

Inhabitants of Maui county in Hawaii, have just suffered one of the most devastating wildfire disasters in the history of the United States. Survivors and family members of Maui wildfires victims and those whose homes got decimated in the disaster are highlighting how harassment by realtors and investors is rubbing salt into their wounds. In a viral video on social …

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Hawaii blaze - century's deadliest: Find out other such wildfires in US history
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaii blaze - century's deadliest: Find out other such wildfires in US history

Hindustan Times  

The Maui wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 99, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, with hundreds of people unaccounted for nearly a week after the disaster. On Oct. 8, 1871, following a dry winter, spring and summer, the town was a particularly vulnerable when a low-pressure system kicked up a strong wind and …

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US President Joe Biden's ‘no comment’ on Maui tragedy during holiday angers netizens
1 year, 4 months ago

US President Joe Biden's ‘no comment’ on Maui tragedy during holiday angers netizens

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden has drawn the ire of people for his 'nocomment' response on Sunday on being asked about the rising death count due to the wildfires which wreaked havoc in the Maui county of Hawaii recently. US President Joe Biden Biden was in Delaware where he spent the weekend at his home in Rehoboth beach. “After a couple …

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Hawaii wildfires: Death toll rises to 89, search for the missing continues. 10
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaii wildfires: Death toll rises to 89, search for the missing continues. 10

Live Mint  

Hawaii wildfires are the deadliest wildfire in the US since the 2018 Camp Fire in California that killed at least 85 people and destroyed the town of Paradise. Here are 10 points you should know Hawaii Wildfire: 1) Hawaii Governor Josh Green has said that the number of confirmed deaths from Maui wildfires has gone up to 89, making it …

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The images from Maui are devastating. What made these wildfires so damaging?
1 year, 4 months ago

The images from Maui are devastating. What made these wildfires so damaging?

NPR  

The images from Maui are devastating. NPR's Leila Fadel talk to Elizabeth Pickett, co-executive director of Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, about the wildfires in Maui being the deadliest the U.S. has seen in a hundred years. FADEL: A report by the state of Hawaii last year suggested that the risk of wildfire was low or medium. PICKETT: We need major …

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They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they’re reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii
1 year, 4 months ago

They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they’re reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Melissa Crick was heartbroken this week while watching videos on her phone of people fleeing from a fast-moving wildfire in Hawaii. “I’m not at all surprised that Hawaii has had a fire like this,” Safford said. “It was just a matter of time.” As images filled news reports from Hawaii this week, Paradise was one of the …

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