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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Maui’s economy needs tourists. Can they visit without compounding wildfire trauma?
Hawaii’s governor and mayor are welcoming tourists back to the west side of Maui months after August wildfires killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire focuses on island’s sole electric provider and grid
The fire in the historic town of Lahaina killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, mostly homes.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires
So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month's wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2023
Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires
Experts who watched videos showing downed power lines agreed wire that was insulated would not have arced and sparked, igniting a line of flame.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Maui confronts the challenge of finding hundreds of missing people
The number varies widely, with the governor saying more than 1,000 remained unaccounted for, the mayor of Maui claiming 850, and during President Biden's tour on Monday, White House homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall put it between 500 and 800.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones
Officials acknowledge they don't have a firm number on the missing. Many initially listed as unaccounted for have since been located.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
FEMA has paid out more than $5.6 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly
Longer-term aid that could amount to thousands or tens of thousands of dollars will likely come with documentation requirements.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Hawaii is vowing to protect landowners on Maui from being pressured to sell after wildfires
Gov. Green said that he instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina, even as he acknowledged the move would likely face legal challenges.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
As Maui rescue continues, families and faith leaders cling to hope but tackle reality of loss
For scores of families still hoping to reunite with loved ones, it was not yet time to give up, even as Hawaii authorities predict that more remains would be found in the ashes left behind by a wildfire that gutted the once-bustling town of Lahaina
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
As death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 93, effort to find and identify the dead is just beginning
At least 2,200 buildings were damaged or destroyed in West Maui, Green said, nearly all of them residential. Across the island, the damage was estimated at close to $6 billion.
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