A new report has uncovered where the thousands of displaced Maui residents moved to after the deadliest fire in a century ripped through their town.

A bill related to the demolition of the historic Lahaina Library and Spring House that was ravaged by the 2024 Lahaina wildfire is on the Maui County Council’s agenda for Friday. The meeting is scheduled to start at 9 a.

The final report was released for the Department of the Attorney General’s analysis and investigation into how the state and county government responded to the Lahaina wildfires. The findings include

KAANAPALI, Maui >> Jessica Lorenzo rushes to take care of the lunch crowd in the dining room of Leilani’s on the Beach in Kaanapali, which in the 17 or so months since the 2023 Lahaina wildfire has started to return to normalcy.

Maui County Council members voted unanimously Friday on a bill that could preserve parts of a historic structure ravaged by the 2023 Lahaina wildfire before the site is cleared. Council member Tamara Paltin said the historic Spring House in Lahaina,

The Kaibigan ng Lahaina nonprofit has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Hawai’i Community Foundation through the Maui Strong Fund to support its work serving Maui’s Filipino community following the 2023 Lahaina Wildfires.

There were more Maui residents leaving after the devastating Maui wildfires in 2023 and fewer moving in — reducing the island’s population by more than 1,000 residents and resulting in an estimated $50 million loss in annual income for Hawaii’s economy.

Lele Aloha announced the launch of the Hauola Awards, a grant program aimed at supporting the rebuilding, re-establishing, and reinvigorating of communities affected by the 2023 Maui fires. In response to the unprecedented destruction, Lele Aloha stands committed to providing immediate relief and aiding long-term recovery efforts.

A former Billboard editor-in-chief (and THR music editor) and her family escaped the inferno that reduced her beloved Maui town to ashes. She offers actionable steps for those in the same position following the blazes raging across Los Angeles.

Melted plastic pipes and drastic water-pressure drops are potentially leaching toxic chemicals and contaminants into local supplies. Multiple water authorities in north Los Angeles have issued Do Not Drink notices.

A panel advising Gov. Josh Green is urging the state Legislature to appropriate almost $2 billion over the next five years to help reduce and respond to future natural disaster damage in Hawaii.

Some Los Angeles fire hydrants have run dry as demand soared for water to quell wildfires that broke out across the county.