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Maui journalist highlights community focus in wildfire recovery
Despite Maui receiving $1.6 billion in federal aid, Uechi said it is critical that vulnerable survivors don’t fall behind, as ...
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2 years after the Maui wildfires, here’s how the $4B settlement will be divided
It’s been two years since the Maui wildfires, and some people have started receiving compensation. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports ...
New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires
NEW YORK (AP) — The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and ...
Maui firefighters battle brush fire in Ka'anapali
Firefighters in Maui are battling a brush fire burning above Kaanapali, Hawaii, on Monday. The fire is near the old Sugar ...
Two years after wildfires, tributes on Maui honor lives lost, community resilience
On Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires devastated Maui, resulting in 102 lives lost, and thousands of homes and businesses destroyed in Lahaina and Upcountry Maui.
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Post-wildfire housing stability improvements on Maui reflected in surveys
A running monthly survey of people affected by Maui’s wildfire disaster nearly two years ago suggests that some market rental ...
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Native Hawaiian carver picking up the pieces of his lost artworks from Maui wildfires
Two years after the 2023 Maui wildfires, Native Hawaiian artist Sam Kaʻai is anxious to start his new line of work. HPR's ...
Mixed messaging, other challenges stymie Maui’s tourism industry
Some visitors who arrived on Maui last week had postponed their original travel plans to show respect after the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire, while others like Linda and Demerick Harris of Jackson, Miss., ...