Names of Lahaina’s fire victims reflect town’s character
The names of 40 of the 115 confirmed dead so far — with many more to be identified — to a certain degree reflect the town’s character and history. Read more
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Christie Wilson is the former deputy content editor at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. She is a veteran journalist who grew up in Hawaii.
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Latest Lahaina fire victims on official list include boy, 7
The Maui Police Department on Thursday released eight names that include three generations of a single Lahaina family. Read more
Maui wildfire victims touched many in community
The names of six more Lahaina residents killed in the Aug. 8 wildfire that consumed more than 2,200 homes and other buildings were released Wednesday as the painstaking identification process continues. Read more
8 added to list of wildfire victims
WAILUKU >> The official death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire remained at 115 Tuesday, but the Maui Police Department released the names of eight more victims who died. Read more
Details emerge on some of the victims through social media
As the death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire grows, more details are emerging on social media and in media reports about some of the victims. Read more
Lahaina firefighters among those who lost homes
Over 2,200 structures were burned, most of them residences, including the homes of 18 active-duty state and county firefighters at last count, according to the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association. Read more
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Maui mayor continues to face questions on emergency response
Much of the scrutiny has centered on whether those in Lahaina neighborhoods received adequate official notification to evacuate — or any notice at all. Read more
Maui firefighter recovering from severe injuries in Lahaina fire
At least three Lahaina residents said that on their way out of town to escape the inferno they witnessed firefighters performing CPR on another firefighter on the side of the road. Read more
Friends, family remember dead as list of Maui fatalities grows
Officials have warned the death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire is expected to climb substantially, since as of Wednesday only 38% of the 5-square-mile disaster area had been searched. Read more
More Maui fire victims named, officially and by family
Officials have warned the death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire is expected to climb substantially, since as of Wednesday only 38% of the 5-square-mile disaster area had been searched. Read more
Lahaina fire death toll climbs to 93
Newly released maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Pacific Disaster Center show an estimated 2,207 structures — 86% of them residences — were damaged or destroyed in the wind-whipped inferno, with losses approaching $6 billion. Read more
Altercation between residents, Maui police shuts down limited access to Lahaina
Around 4:30 p.m. motorists waiting in a long line of cars on the Wailuku side of the checkpoint watched nearly 20 police cars and an ambulance speed by toward Lahaina. Read more
Special teams deployed to help recover Lahaina fire victims
Gov. Josh Green and Maui officials warned the death toll could rise considerably, but were unable to provide estimates of how many people remain missing, due to the massive extent of the still-unfolding disaster. Read more
Lahaina residents escape flames and smoke, but trauma lingers
At a county shelter, staff and health care volunteers offered medical evaluations and pediatric care, treated burn and smoke inhalation injuries, and provided “mental health first aid.” Read more
‘Your heart is coming out of your chest’: Lahaina residents recall escape from fire
Firsthand accounts from evacuees forced from their homes. Read more
Visitor numbers show Hawaii’s national parks continue to enthrall
Attendance this year at the state’s three major national park sites is on track to surpass 2019 visitor totals, before the COVID-19 pandemic virtually shut down tourism to the islands. Read more
Pupukea study to propose management strategies
The nonprofit Malama Pupukea-Waimea has been given the go-ahead to conduct a carrying-capacity study for the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District, which is second only to Hanauma Bay as Oahu’s most popular snorkeling and scuba diving site. Read more
Sandalwood orchards to help restore native forests
The state is partnering with a Big Island company to establish a Hawaiian sandalwood seed orchard on 2.5 acres in South Kona as part of an effort to restore native forest lands across the islands. Read more
2020 census data details Hawaii households
When Tatiana Anguay came home to Maui after college on the mainland, she had no idea that years later she’d be living in the same house with four generations of her family. Read more
The aging of Hawaii is accelerating, 2020 census shows
The growing imbalance between Hawaii’s younger and older generations has far-reaching consequences such as greater demands on health care systems, housing and the shrinking workforce for caregivers and service providers. Read more
Lifestyle choices, circumstances lead to different paths for residents
When asked if she might be available to have her photo taken for this story, Diana Chang, 88, texted back: “I’m doing restorative yoga class at 4 tomorrow afternoon and getting a massage at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Life is good.” Read more
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