Tag: Maui
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Maui fire survivors struggle to find housing, 6 months after destructive blazes. : NPR
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Arica Lynn Souza and her children Ayla, 3, left, and Silas, 4, on the porch of the family home where they are staying temporarily after losing their Lahaina townhome in the wildfires. Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR hide caption toggle caption Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR Arica Lynn Souza and her children Ayla, 3, left, and Silas,…
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Maui wildfire: last of 100 known victims of deadly blaze identified | Hawaii fires
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Hawaii officials said Friday that they had identified the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina in August. The victim was Lydia Coloma, 70, Maui police said. Identifying those who perished in the deadliest wildfire in the US in more than a century has been a long, arduous process. Forensic…
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Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers
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HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change. The tragedy refocused the attention of lawmakers. Now, fighting and preventing wildfires and helping the island of…
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Maui Is Open for Travel, but the Loss of Lahaina May Reshape Tourism
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The loss of Lahaina remains a wound felt across all of Maui. Two months after destructive wildfires killed at least 97 people and razed thousands of acres of the island’s western side, Maui is fully open to visitors. Tourists are bustling along streets on the north coast, sunbathing on Kihei beaches and admiring the dazzling…
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Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back
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LAHAINA, Hawaii — Children take their places at folding tables on a church patio several miles from where their school burned down. Plastic tubs hold brand new textbooks quickly shipped from a publisher. Recess is on the resort golf course across the street. The wind-driven wildfire that leveled the historic Maui town of Lahaina this…
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West Maui Is Reopening. Here’s What Travelers Should Know.
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Two months after wildfires on the western shores of Maui killed 97 people, destroyed the historic town of Lahaina and burned more than 2,100 acres, a state order discouraging travel to the area was lifted on Sunday. But whether local hotels and businesses plan to welcome visitors remains uncertain. Maui, Hawaii’s second largest island, remains…
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Woman who fled the Maui wildfire on foot has died after weeks in a hospital burn unit
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HONOLULU — A woman who escaped Hawaii’s Lahaina wildfire by running through a flaming field has died after spending more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit. Laurie Allen died Friday at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu, according to a gofundme page set up for her and her husband, Perry Allen. “Laurie slipped away…
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Hurricane Lee, Danny Masterson sentence, Maui unemployment : NPR
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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Hurricane Lee, now a Category 5 storm, is expected to rapidly intensify as it churns towards the Caribbean.…