Honolulu tells story of healers with dual male and female spirit
HONOLULU — Honolulu officials on Tuesday introduced a new interpretive plaque for four large boulders in the center of Waikiki that honor Tahitian healers of dual male and female spirit who visited Oahu some 500 years ago.
Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1; workers are ready to return
HONOLULU — All of West Maui except for burned-out sections of historic Lahaina will reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than century, the mayor of Maui County said Monday.
Evacuees live nomadic life as housing shortage intensifies, tourists return
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Charles Nahale spent a restless night trying to sleep in the back seat of his pickup truck after a wildfire destroyed his home and the town of Lahaina.
Trial begins for couple accused of stealing identities
HONOLULU — A trial opened Tuesday for a Hawaii couple accused of fraudulently living for decades under stolen identities of dead babies.
Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Fans decked in red streamed into the Lahainaluna High School football stadium, snacking on nachos and venison chili, bopping to the high school band’s rendition of “Sweet Caroline,” and exchanging long hugs with neighbors and classmates.
Maui County police find additional remains, death toll at 99
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The death toll for the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century has increased by one, to 99, after Maui County police found additional remains.
U.S. to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience
WASHINGTON. D.C. — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems.
Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening
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.
Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island’s logistical challenges, cultural significance
Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal officials said, given the island’s significant cultural sites, its rich history including a royal residence and possibly remains of people who died in the disaster.
Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening
HONOLULU — Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina on Tuesday delivered a petition asking Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to delay plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend, saying the grieving community is not ready to welcome back visitors.
A woman who fled the Maui wildfire on foot has died after weeks in a hospital burn unit
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.
Remains of seaman killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense department authorities say the remains of an Ohio sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i, have been identified.
Locals praise cultural significance of Native Hawaiian neighborhood that survived Maui fire
LAHAINA — Shaun “Buge” Saribay felt like giving up. Hours of makeshift firefighting with garden hoses and buckets of water across Lahaina didn’t stop flames from consuming his house, his rental properties and thousands of other structures in his beloved hometown.
When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle
Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze.
An old car tire, burnt trees and a utility pole may be key in finding how the Maui wildfire spread
Melted remains of an old car tire. Heavily burned trees. A charred stump of an abandoned utility pole.
Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill
HONOLULU — The Navy on Thursday issued written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021 but did not fire, suspend, dock the pay or reduce the rank of anyone for the incident.
Army base under lockdown after man with handgun gets into scuffle
HONOLULU — An Army base in Hawai‘i went into lockdown Thursday after a man with a handgun got into a scuffle while trying to talk to soldiers and then fled, officials said.
Many questions, few answers in congressional hearing on Maui’s wildfire
Lawmakers probing the cause of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire did not get many answers during Thursday’s congressional hearing on the role the electrical grid played in the disaster.
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Lahaina family finds cherished heirlooms, devastation in home visit
LAHAINA — Leola Vierra stepped gingerly among the hardened pools of melted metal, charred wood and broken glass that are almost all that remain of the home where she lived for nearly 50 years.
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First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire
LAHAINA — The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina returned to their devastated properties Monday, with some stopping for a moment of reflection and others searching for mementos among the ruins.