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Maui

Published
December 29, 2023

Maui’s economy needs tourists. Can they visit without compounding wildfire trauma?

Hawaii’s governor and mayor are welcoming tourists back to the west side of Maui months after August wildfires killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.
Published
September 28, 2023

First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire focuses on island’s sole electric provider and grid

The fire in the historic town of Lahaina killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, mostly homes.
Published
September 7, 2023

Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires

So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month's wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging.
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.

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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.