The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to start applying the soil stabilizer Soiltac to properties burned in the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire as soon as next week after an initial delay by Maui County officials in granting approval. Read more
Maui County is anticipating a $31.23 million revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year due to the Aug. 8 wildfires in Lahaina and Upcountry Maui, triggering a round of proposed budget amendments to cut spending. Read more
Despite concerns about cleanup activities, wind and rain sending toxic ash into the air and ocean following the devastating Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire, Maui County is waiting until owners and residents have been able to visit their homes and properties in burned areas before applying a polymer product to control dust and runoff. Read more
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Maui Mayor Richard Bissen on Wednesday announced the staggered reopening of tourism in West Maui, starting Oct. 8 with the northernmost resort area of Kapalua. Read more
Organizers said 2,750 people attended the Hawak Kamay (Hand in Hand) Filipino Resource Fair, which coincided with regular hours for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Recovery Center that has been operating out of the civic center gymnasium. Read more
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen cautioned a crowd of more than 600 during a community meeting Friday night at the Lahaina Civic Center that it would be a “fair estimate” of 18 months to two years before those who lost homes in the deadly Aug. 8 wildfire could begin to rebuild. Read more
Thirty-six street addresses are included in the first residential zone to reopen to property owners and residents who will be able to see for themselves the destruction left behind by the deadly Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire. Read more
The Maui Police Department on Wednesday added Lahaina resident Kirk Carter, who died Aug. 15 at Straub Medical Center’s Burn Unit in Honolulu, to its official list of fatalities from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire. Read more
Lahaina resident Kirk Carter, who died Aug. 15 at Straub Medical Center’s Burn Unit in Honolulu, has been added to the official list of fatalities from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire. Read more
Maui police so far have been able to notify the families of 67 of the 97 known fatalities. Another seven have been formally identified but their families had yet to be notified. Read more
Owners and renters who lost their homes and businesses in the deadly Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire will be allowed escorted visits to their properties on a zone-by-zone basis starting Sept. 25. Read more
The Maui Police Department on Tuesday named Buddy Joe Carter as the 61st fatality of the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire. Read more
Families and friends remember David Nuesca Jr., 59, and John “Thumper” McCarthy, 74, who died in the Lahaina inferno. Read more
During their Maui visit, the lawmakers viewed the ruins of Lahaina from the air and from the ground, and also met with fire victims, first responders and those working with relief and recovery agencies. T Read more
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has visited Maui many times with his family, said he’s seen a number of major wildfires with some similarities but described the Lahaina blaze as “sheer devastation.” Read more
Organizers of “Kipuni Aloha no Maui” (“Embrace Beloved Maui”) said the various vigils, held at sunrise, noon and sunset, were rooted in traditional Native Hawaiian healing practices and ceremonies. Read more
An updated list of people unaccounted for in the wake of the deadly Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire is due to be released today, and Gov. Josh Green said he expects the number to have dropped to “the lower double digits” — and perhaps below 50 — from the 388 names first released Aug. 24. Read more
As of Wednesday, 1,757 West Maui students — or 60% of the total enrollment — have not transferred to public schools elsewhere or may have enrolled in private schools, moved out of state or are unaccounted for, according to DOE. Read more
Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, leaving it uncertain how many more fire fatalities will eventually be identified. Read more
The three victims, whose families have been notified, are: Joseph Lara, 86; Gwendolyn Puou, 83; and Edward Sato, 76. Read more
The confirmed death toll from the Aug. 8 wildfire remained at 115 Monday, with two more Lahaina residents joining the list of those who died in the disaster. Read more
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