Nation Sep 01 Unsolicited land offers under investigation as Hawaii tries to keep Lahaina in local hands Gov. Josh Green prohibited such offers by signing an emergency proclamation on Aug. 19 aimed at preventing land in the historic coastal community from flowing into the hands of outside buyers.
Nation Aug 26 After Maui officials named 388 people missing after wildfires, many called to say they’re OK Within a day of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, more than 100 of them or their relatives came forward to say they're safe, the FBI said Friday.
Nation Aug 23 With thousands still missing after deadly fires, Hawaii officials urge families to give DNA samples Some 1,000 to 1,100 names remain on a tentative, unconfirmed list of people unaccounted for after wildfires destroyed the historic seaside community of Lahaina on Maui.
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 18 Maui emergency services head, who met criticism for not using sirens during wildfire, resigns The County of Maui announced Thursday on Facebook that Mayor Richard Bissen accepted the resignation of Herman Andaya, who cited unspecified health reasons for leaving his post. Bissen said a replacement will be named as soon as possible.
Nation Aug 16 Maui wildfire death toll rises to 106 as teams search to find and identify the dead With the death toll already at 106, a mobile morgue with coroners, pathologists and technicians arrived in Hawaii on Tuesday to help with the grim task of sorting through remains.
Nation Aug 15 Death toll rises to 99 in Maui wildfires as teams intensify search The wildfires, some of which have not yet been fully contained, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. Their cause was under investigation.
Nation Aug 13 Lahaina fire becomes deadliest in the U.S. in over 100 years as death toll rises to 93 As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93, authorities warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages.
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 11 Lahaina residents met with devastation as they return to Maui town’s charred remains Residents of Lahaina were being allowed back home on Friday for the first time since wildfires that have killed at least 67 people turned large swaths of the centuries-old town into a hellscape of ashen rubble.