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News Articles: maui fire

Destroyed homes are visible in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2023.

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  • National

Maui wildfire survivors will get an additional year of housing help from FEMA

Survivors of last year's deadly wildfire that decimated a historic Maui town will receive an additional year of housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Search and rescue team members work in a residential area devastated by a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 18, 2023.

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  • National

A new report on the Maui wildfires cites communications breakdowns

As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday.

April 17, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
A whale watch tour embarks on a voyage with tourists visiting the island of Maui in January.

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  • News

Six months after the Maui fires, an uncertain economy for the island

As Maui observes the six month mark since the deadly wildfires, business leaders are sounding the alarm about the state of the tourism-dependent economy.

February 08, 2024
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Marisa Peñaloza
A man walks through wildfire wreckage Aug. 11, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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  • National

DNA tests lower the death toll in Maui fire to 97

Officials previously said at least 115 people had died in the fire, but further testing showed they had multiple DNA samples from some of the victims. The number of those who are missing fell to 31.

September 16, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The flooded St. Mark's Square on Nov. 15, 2019, in Venice, two days after the city suffered a high tide.

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  • Climate

Venice may be put on the endangered list, thanks to human-created climate change

The impacts of climate change including related disasters, such as wildfires and sea level rise, are increasingly raising a question about how best to save cultural heritage.

September 12, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Modular container homes are set up in Kahului, Hawaii. A pop-up village of the buildings is in the process of being created by a local organization, the Family Life Center.

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  • National

Pop-up units spring up after Maui fire disaster, giving families a place to call home

In Hawaii, people who lost their homes to wildfires could soon be living in a pop-up village, with space for around 250 people.

September 09, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The extreme wildfire that hit Lahaina burned all the way to the coast. As the cleanup continues, rainstorms could wash toxic runoff into the ocean.

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  • Climate

Another struggle after the Maui fires: keeping toxic runoff out of the ocean

There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Pro surfers organized a Saturday morning surf session to help kids do something they love at Ho'okipa Beach on the island's north shore. It's about an hour's drive from Lahaina.

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  • National

Maui's surf pros paddle out with kids from Lahaina for a healing surf session

Families displaced by wildfire get a welcome reprieve as a surf session for kids and families gave them a chance for a normal Saturday.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Claire Harbage
Activist Kekai Keahi says Native Hawaiian trauma over losing land goes back generations to when the U.S. overthrew the Hawaiian Kingdom.

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  • National

Lahaina was expensive before the fire. Some worry rebuilding will price them out

Since the fire residents have gotten multiple calls from realtors offering to buy their land. Activists want a role in planning, to keep developers from pushing out those who call Lahaina home.

August 26, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden
A poster seeking help finding a man not seen after the Lahaina fire is taped to a store window. The number of people reported as "not accounted for" has changed drastically this week.

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  • National

Maui officials release 388 names of people unaccounted for in Maui fire

The names were released after Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the FBI was working to "un-duplicate" people who were reported missing.

August 26, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Ravenna Koenig
Three RVs ready to be shipped to families in Maui.

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  • National

LA firefighters donate RVs to firefighters who lost homes in Maui

With the help of non-profit Emergency RV, Los Angeles County Firefighters are donating RVs as temporary housing for firefighters who lost homes in Maui.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Tilda Wilson
Five-year-old cousins Layla and Mila Cabanilla Okano are among the many children staying with members of their extended family at one property on Maui in the wake of the wildfires.

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  • National

After the fires on Maui, one home shelters 87 people

Those displaced by the fires have found temporary quarters in hotels and with family and friends. One host opened their home to 87 evacuees, most of them from one extended family.

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Allen and
  • Deanne Fitzmaurice
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. visits a distribution center at Lahaina Crossing. A deadly wildfire destroyed the city of Lahaina, Maui.

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  • Health

Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'

Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history

August 21, 2023
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt
Luz Vargas, 45, lost her son Kenyero Fuentes in the fire in Lahaina, Maui, on Aug. 8. He was found in the remnants of their burned home. His 15th birthday would have been this Sunday.

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  • National

A mother raced to save her son from the Maui fires. She couldn't reach him

When everyone was trying to escape the flames in Lahaina, Luz Vargas ran toward them: Her son was home alone. Days later she found his body. Sunday would have been his 15th birthday.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
The destroyed Waiola Church is shown following wildfire, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina.

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  • Arts & Life

Maui's cultural landmarks burned, but all is not lost

Balancing sadness for the losses with hope about what's been saved, heritage workers are in the early stages of planning recovery and restoration efforts.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
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