Names of Lahaina’s fire victims reflect town’s character

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 27, 2023

The names of 40 of the 115 confirmed dead so far — with many more to be identified — to a certain degree reflect the town’s character and history. Read more

Latest Lahaina fire victims on official list include boy, 7

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 25, 2023

The Maui Police Department on Thursday released eight names that include three generations of a single Lahaina family. Read more

Maui wildfire victims touched many in community

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 24, 2023

The names of six more Lahaina residents killed in the Aug. 8 wildfire that consumed more than 2,200 homes and other buildings were released Wednesday as the painstaking identification process continues. Read more

8 added to list of wildfire victims

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 23, 2023

WAILUKU >> The official death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire remained at 115 Tuesday, but the Maui Police Department released the names of eight more victims who died. Read more

Details emerge on some of the victims through social media

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 22, 2023

As the death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire grows, more details are emerging on social media and in media reports about some of the victims. Read more

Lahaina firefighters among those who lost homes

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 20, 2023

Over 2,200 structures were burned, most of them residences, including the homes of 18 active-duty state and county firefighters at last count, according to the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association. Read more

Maui mayor continues to face questions on emergency response

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 19, 2023

Much of the scrutiny has centered on whether those in Lahaina neighborhoods received adequate official notification to evacuate — or any notice at all. Read more

Maui firefighter recovering from severe injuries in Lahaina fire

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 18, 2023

At least three Lahaina residents said that on their way out of town to escape the inferno they witnessed firefighters performing CPR on another firefighter on the side of the road. Read more

Friends, family remember dead as list of Maui fatalities grows

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 18, 2023

Officials have warned the death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire is expected to climb substantially, since as of Wednesday only 38% of the 5-square-mile disaster area had been searched. Read more

More Maui fire victims named, officially and by family

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 17, 2023

Officials have warned the death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire is expected to climb substantially, since as of Wednesday only 38% of the 5-square-mile disaster area had been searched. Read more

Lahaina fire death toll climbs to 93

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 13, 2023

Newly released maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Pacific Disaster Center show an estimated 2,207 structures — 86% of them residences — were damaged or destroyed in the wind-whipped inferno, with losses approaching $6 billion. Read more

Altercation between residents, Maui police shuts down limited access to Lahaina

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 11, 2023

Around 4:30 p.m. motorists waiting in a long line of cars on the Wailuku side of the checkpoint watched nearly 20 police cars and an ambulance speed by toward Lahaina. Read more

Special teams deployed to help recover Lahaina fire victims

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 11, 2023

Gov. Josh Green and Maui officials warned the death toll could rise considerably, but were unable to provide estimates of how many people remain missing, due to the massive extent of the still-unfolding disaster. Read more

Lahaina residents escape flames and smoke, but trauma lingers

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 10, 2023

At a county shelter, staff and health care volunteers offered medical evaluations and pediatric care, treated burn and smoke inhalation injuries, and provided “mental health first aid.” Read more

‘Your heart is coming out of your chest’: Lahaina residents recall escape from fire

• By Christie Wilson
• Aug. 9, 2023

Firsthand accounts from evacuees forced from their homes. Read more

Visitor numbers show Hawaii’s national parks continue to enthrall

• By Christie Wilson
• July 9, 2023

Attendance this year at the state’s three major national park sites is on track to surpass 2019 visitor totals, before the COVID-19 pandemic virtually shut down tourism to the islands. Read more

Pupukea study to propose management strategies

• By Christie Wilson
• June 26, 2023

The nonprofit Malama Pupukea-Waimea has been given the go-ahead to conduct a carrying-capacity study for the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District, which is second only to Hanauma Bay as Oahu’s most popular snorkeling and scuba diving site. Read more

Sandalwood orchards to help restore native forests

• By Christie Wilson
• June 11, 2023

The state is partnering with a Big Island company to establish a Hawaiian sandalwood seed orchard on 2.5 acres in South Kona as part of an effort to restore native forest lands across the islands. Read more

2020 census data details Hawaii households

• By Christie Wilson
• June 4, 2023

When Tatiana Anguay came home to Maui after college on the mainland, she had no idea that years later she’d be living in the same house with four generations of her family. Read more

The aging of Hawaii is accelerating, 2020 census shows

• By Christie Wilson
• May 28, 2023

The growing imbalance between Hawaii’s younger and older generations has far-reaching consequences such as greater demands on health care systems, housing and the shrinking workforce for caregivers and service providers. Read more

Lifestyle choices, circumstances lead to different paths for residents

• By Christie Wilson
• May 28, 2023

When asked if she might be available to have her photo taken for this story, Diana Chang, 88, texted back: “I’m doing restorative yoga class at 4 tomorrow afternoon and getting a massage at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Life is good.” Read more