The incinerated town of Lahaina has barely begun to recover. Policymakers have scrambled to ease inflexible laws and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With 50 days to go until the second anniversary of the Maui wildfires, the state is trying to turn lessons learned from the tragedy into practical solutions.

“Maui is healing, but the journey is far from over.” The Aug. 8, 2023, wind-driven wildfires that swept through Lahaina and Upcountry Maui took 102 lives, destroyed more than 2, 000 structures ...

Nearly two years after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century ravaged Maui, killing more than 100 people, the University of Hawaii has released the state's largest post-disaster health ...

Nearly two years after the devastating Maui wildfires, survivors continue to struggle with the mental, physical and social impacts, according to researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Now following 2,000 adults and children, the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES) shows encouraging trends in emotional healing and expanded access to health insurance. However, the latest data ...

The state has concluded its investigation into the government’s response to the deadly Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, state Attorney General Anne Lopez announced today.

Nearly two years after the deadly Lahaina wildfires devastated the historic town on Maui, the state has released its latest findings on the cause of the tragic blaze. Dori Booth, ...

Maui wildfire recovery: Progress and persistent challenges highlighted in UHERO report June 18, 2025 · 11:04 AM PDT * Updated June 19, 2025 · 8:40 AM Listen to this Article 4 minutes A ...

The Kahikinui was initially estimated at 500 acres (202 hectares), but aerial surveys overnight put the estimate at about 330 acres (134 hectares), Maui's fire department said.