A new online status report on Maui public schools and students affected by the Aug. 8 wildfires — including campus safety testing of soil, water and air at three closed campuses in Lahaina, and reopening plans — was made live by the state Department of Education on Wednesday and will be kept updated, officials said. Read more
Deadlines for victims of the Maui wildfires to register for assistance are coming up fast, starting with one Friday for those still needing emergency lodging. Read more
Officials warn that many dangers remain once a fire has burned through an area, and that safety barriers should be heeded. Read more
The Maui Police Department on Tuesday named Buddy Joe Carter as the 61st fatality of the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire. Read more
Tokuda said that survivors of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century has left survivors feeling “justifiable anger and frustration.” Read more
To conduct baseline air quality monitoring, the EPA has collected more than 100 samples in the Lahaina and Upcountry areas affected by the wildfires. Read more
Question: I gave to the Maui Strong Fund and wondered how they are spending the money. Read more
The water from this plant is not covered by the county’s current “do not drink” advisory resulting from the Maui wildfires. Read more
The Governor’s Sports Task Force will assist with identifying areas within the sports segment that will have positive impacts to our communities and economy.” Read more
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The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement wants to train and certify evacuees of the Lahaina wildfire beginning Friday for Lahaina’s recovery. Read more
The federal government wants to hire Maui residents displaced by the Lahaina fire, but lack of expertise could mean specialized workers from outside Maui come in and end up competing for already tight housing along with fire survivors. Read more
More than a month after deadly wildfires ravaged Lahaina, all that remains is a wasteland of ash, debris, charred homes, melted metal and burned-out husks of cars. Read more
The FEMA money covers the 90 percent federal cost share for temporary housing, meals, and services through November, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz said. Read more
More than 1,000 people flocked to Ukumehame Beach Park south of Lahaina and Kalama Beach Park in Kihei for a pair of massive paddle-out events Friday marking the one-month anniversary of the deadly fire. Read more
University of Hawaii at Manoa wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht said the annual area burned in Hawaii has increased by 300% in the past decades. Read more
Question: Is all this financial help the fire survivors are getting going to end up counting as taxable income? Read more
Families and friends remember David Nuesca Jr., 59, and John “Thumper” McCarthy, 74, who died in the Lahaina inferno. Read more
The state Department of Human Services announced today that everyone in Hawaii who currently has health insurance through Med-QUEST need not worry about losing their coverage for the rest of 2023. Read more
All three temples, where each minister both lived and worked, were among the structures destroyed in the Aug. 8 wildfire. Along with many of their congregants, they lost most of their possessions in the fire. Read more
Gov. Josh Green said Friday that most of West Maui will fully open Oct. 8 — exactly two months after a firestorm decimated the heart of Lahaina and killed at least 115 people. Read more
Gov. Josh Green said many of the 66 people on the latest “unaccounted for” list might also be among the 54 people whose remains have yet to be identified, so he does not expect a significant increase in the death toll. Read more
