Tag: Hawaii
Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters
KIHEI: The evacuation center at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium is now Anne Landon’s safe space. She has a cot and access to food,…
Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins
LAHAINA: The death toll has risen to 80 as a result of the wildfires that decimated parts of the island of Maui this past week,…
Maui wildfire death toll hits 80 as questions raised over warnings
MAALAEA: The death toll from the Maui wildfires rose to 80 on Friday as search teams combed through the smoldering ruins of Lahaina, and Hawaiian…
Wildfires: 150-year-old banyan tree from India scorched & scarred, but still standing
NEW YORK: A 150-year-old banyan tree imported from India and one of the largest in the US is struggling for its survival as deadly wildfires…
Maui wildfire kills 67, leaves painful questions in its wake
MAALAEA: Hawaiian officials on Friday were still trying to determine what caused a deadly wildfire to sweep through Lahaina on Maui island with terrifying speed,…
‘Nothing left’: Future unclear for Hawaii residents who lost it all in fire
WAILUKU: Retired mailman and Vietnam veteran Thomas Leonard lived in the historic former capital of Hawaii for 44 years until this week, when a rapidly…
Maui: Hawaii wildfires death toll expected to rise, governor says
KAHULUI: The death toll from a wildfire that has turned the resort town of Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island into smoldering ruins was expected to…
At least 6 killed in wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, official says
KAHULUI: The wildfires that have devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed six people, officials said Wednesday. Richard Bissen Jr., the mayor…
Hurricane Dora: It’s very windy and dry in Hawaii: Strong gusts complicate wildfires and prompt evacuations
HONOLULU: Several Hawaii communities were forced to evacuate from wildfires that destroyed at least two homes as of Tuesday as a dry season mixed with…
The balloon that flew over Hawaii? US say it’s not China’s
WASHINGTON: The defence department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week, but…