Nation Aug 22 More than 800 missing in Maui wildfires as officials continue search To find people, the organization cross-checks names with emergency shelter registration lists, calls hospitals to see if the person was admitted as a patient and combs through social media, among other steps.
Nation Aug 14 Hawaii governor warns many more people feared dead after Maui wildfire The blazes, which consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a toll of 96.
Nation Aug 13 Tourists urged to avoid Maui as hotels prepare to take in fire evacuees, first responders Hawaii officials urged tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepared to house evacuees and first responders on the island that faces a long recovery from the wildfire that demolished a historic town and killed more than 90 people.
Nation Aug 12 As death toll of Maui wildfires rises to 80, a timeline of failed communications emerges In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames and instead relied on a series of sometimes confusing social media posts…
Nation Aug 10 Wildfire blazes through Maui, killing at least 53 people and destroying historic Hawaiian town Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Thursday that 53 people were killed in the devastating Maui wildfires, and the death toll will likely continue to rise.
Nation Aug 09 At least 6 killed in wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, official says Photos posted by the county overnight showed a line of flames blazing across an intersection and leaping above buildings in the town center that dates to the 1700s and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Nation Jan 06 Hawaii volcano eruption isn’t dangerous but offers a spectacular sight Lava from Kilauea is spurting high into the air and spreading out across the Hawaii volcano's summit crater floor. It's creating a spectacular sight as the mountain has resumed erupting after a few weeks' hiatus.
Nation Dec 19 36 injured, some seriously, from heavy turbulence on Hawaiian Airlines flight Eleven people are seriously hurt after a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing.
Nation Dec 07 Hawaii remembrance to draw handful of Pearl Harbor survivors A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago.
Nation Dec 03 Lava from Mauna Loa could block main highway on Hawaii’s Big Island Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island.