Maui

Published
August 27, 2023

Insight: One thing we know about the Maui wildfires: Those most responsible won’t pay a cent

And it’s you and I and the struggling citizens of Maui who are left to pick up the ever-mounting bill for climate disasters. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Published
August 26, 2023

Animal rescuers fear time may be running out in Maui

A cadre of animal services workers from across the country assembled in Maui for a routine search-and-rescue operation, but they were surprised to be denied access to the burn zone, people involved told The Washington Post.
Published
August 26, 2023

Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

Experts who watched videos showing downed power lines agreed wire that was insulated would not have arced and sparked, igniting a line of flame.
Published
August 22, 2023

Maui confronts the challenge of finding hundreds of missing people

The number varies widely, with the governor saying more than 1,000 remained unaccounted for, the mayor of Maui claiming 850, and during President Biden's tour on Monday, White House homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall put it between 500 and 800.
Published
August 22, 2023

Maui fire victims pursue legal tactic that led to $13.5 billion California settlement

Residents have the constitutional right to seek compensation if they can show Hawaiian Electric was functioning like a government agency.

Published
August 19, 2023

Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones

Officials acknowledge they don't have a firm number on the missing. Many initially listed as unaccounted for have since been located.
Published
August 18, 2023

FEMA has paid out more than $5.6 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly

Longer-term aid that could amount to thousands or tens of thousands of dollars will likely come with documentation requirements.
Published
August 17, 2023

Hawaii is vowing to protect landowners on Maui from being pressured to sell after wildfires

Gov. Green said that he instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina, even as he acknowledged the move would likely face legal challenges.
Published
August 13, 2023

As Maui rescue continues, families and faith leaders cling to hope but tackle reality of loss

For scores of families still hoping to reunite with loved ones, it was not yet time to give up, even as Hawaii authorities predict that more remains would be found in the ashes left behind by a wildfire that gutted the once-bustling town of Lahaina
Published
August 13, 2023

As death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 93, effort to find and identify the dead is just beginning

At least 2,200 buildings were damaged or destroyed in West Maui, Green said, nearly all of them residential. Across the island, the damage was estimated at close to $6 billion.