Stories by Wyatt Haupt Jr.

Lane closures for the week of Aug. 27 – Sept. 2

LIHU‘E — The summer road construction season heads into its final few weeks with numerous projects on tap around the island, including a lot of work taking place in the Wailua area, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in its weekly update.

Experts: Water unsafe in burned areas of Maui

The language is stark: People in torched areas of Maui should not try to filter their own drinking water because there is no “way to make it safe,” Maui County posted on its Instagram account this week.

Lahaina Fire death toll at 114

The death toll from the Lahaina Fire stood at 114 as of Saturday evening, nearly two weeks after the blaze tore through the town on the leeward side of Maui.

Road lane closures set for Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — A number of lane and shoulder closures are on tap this week around the island with the heavy lifting being done in the Wailua area, according to a weekly update from the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation.
Video

Maui residents fill philanthropic gaps while aid makes long journey

After learning that 100 pounds of insulin was stuck, grounded last week at Kona International Airport on the big island, volunteers at Maui Brewing Company, Hawaii’s largest craft brewery, got to work. They spent several hours trying to link health officials with a general aviation pilot who could complete the medical delivery to their community.

Lahaina death toll climbs to 110

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Governor Josh Green on Wednesday afternoon added four more people to the list of people killed in a fire that decimated the town of Lahaina on Maui last week.

Schools reopening, traffic moving again; death toll rises to 106 on Maui

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and a major access road reopened in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawai‘i’s second-largest island.

Death toll rises to 93 in Maui wildfires

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Maui County says the number of confirmed deaths from the wildfires on the island has risen to 93, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than 100 years.

Lane, shoulder closures scheduled for week of Aug. 13-19, 2023

LIHU‘E — A number of lane and shoulder closures are scheduled this week with the main emphasis continuing to be in the Wailua area, where day and evening roadwork is expected to take place, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update on Friday.
Video

Death toll climbs to 53 in Maui wildfires

LAHAINA, Hawaii — County of Maui officials said the death toll has climbed to 53 in the Lahaina, Pulehu and Upcountry Maui fires, as of 1:10 p.m. on Thursday.