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Local officials: Concrete buildings, strategic fire breaks make Guam less vulnerable to devastating fires like Lahaina, L.A.
As red flag warnings signal elevated fire risks across Guam this weekend, local officials emphasize that the island's strict building codes and ongoing fire prevention efforts make it less susceptible ...
Parallels In The L.A. Wildfires And Burn Pits In Iraq And Afghanistan
More than 10,000 homes and other structures were consumed by flames, along with thousands of cars and other vehicles.
Family rebuilds Lahaina Tacos on Oahu
"We dream that Lahaina will go back to the way that it was. What made Lahaina special was the people. So, we hope that all ...
What Maui’s slow recovery means for L.A. — and the rest of the U.S.
Permits – a crucial step to constructing a house or business – take months or longer. Only a small handful of people have finished rebuilding, and many others aren’t sure if they can too as they ...
What it takes to regrow a community after wildfire
As it recovers, Altadena finds inspiration in other wildfire-devastated communities that have replanted lawns, gardens, and ...
The New NIMBY Battle Over the Waste From the L.A. Fires
Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried ...
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Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4 billion settlement to proceed
The massive inferno that was the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century decimated the historic town of Lahaina, killing ...
Huron Daily Tribune4d
Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against ...
Insurance firms can't sue over Maui fire, Hawaii's Supreme Court rules
A settlement was announced last summer, but insurance companies held out, insisting that they should have the right to go ...
Maui fire recovery lights LA’s path
If California residents seek a microcosm of the challenges Los Angeles will face as the city recovers, they could look to ...
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Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles
It was the flood of social media posts about rent-gouging in nearby Los Angeles County communities that appeared ... leveling the town of Lahaina. But as an organizer with the Maui Housing Hui, a ...
Santa Monica Daily Press15d
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
and in Hawaii's 2023 Lahaina Fire, which decimated that historic town and killed 102. It could take months to know why some evacuation orders lagged in the Los Angeles fires. Several residents who ...