Maui Fire Lays Bare Utility Missteps Mirrored Across the Country August 22, 2023 By Mark Chediak When flames ripped through the drought-parched town of Paradise in 2018, destroying homes and killing 85 in California’s deadliest-ever wildfire,...
FEMA Payouts Thus Far Top $5.6 Million in Maui; Amount Expected to Grow Significantly August 21, 2023 By KEN SWEET and MAE ANDERSON The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households...
Estimates of Deaths, Insured Losses, Economic Damage From Hawaii Wildfires Rising August 16, 2023 Two firms have released early estimates of losses and damage from the devastating wildfires across Hawaii’s Maui island and the...
Hawaiian Electric Faces Scrutiny, Lawsuits Over Deadly Maui Wildfire August 15, 2023 Hawaiian Electric Industries’ shares plunged nearly 40% to a 13-year low in early trading on Monday amid growing scrutiny over...
As Death Toll from Maui Wildfire Reaches 93, Effort to Find and Identify the Dead is Just Beginning August 14, 2023 By Claire Rush, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Beatrice Dupuy LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93,...
Hawaii’s Biggest Disaster Kills 55 With 1,000 Still Missing August 11, 2023 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak Rescue and clean-up crews are now pouring into the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, which has been leveled to ash...