Maui County sues Hawaii Electric over deadly Lahaina fire
Shares of Hawaiian Electric Co.’s parent fell more than 18% by market close Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina …
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Maui County sues Hawaiian Electric over wildfires, citing negligence
Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. …
Maui County releases names of 388 people unaccounted for since the devastating wildfires
Maui County officials released the names late Thursday of 388 people unaccounted for since the decimating August 8 wildfires, the first such list to be issued. An FBI official said …
Hawaii gov agrees climate change ‘amplified the cost of human error’ on Maui fires
Climate change “amplified” the failures of officials to act properly on the Maui wildfires, Hawaii Democratic Gov. Josh Green suggested on Sunday. While appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Green discussed …
How tech billionaires with property in Hawaii are responding to Maui wildfires
The devastating wildfires that have ravaged Maui have prompted billionaire tech moguls who have bought wide swaths of property in Hawaii to pitch in with charitable donations to help rebuild …
Maui FEMA rescuers compares wildfire aftermath to 9/11 Ground Zero
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The aftermath of the apocalyptic wildfires that ravaged the island of Maui is “not unlike 9/11” for Hawaiian first responders, some of whom have experienced the toll …
Maui Fire Death Toll Reaches 114 As Island Nears Containment Of Multiple Blazes
Topline The Maui Police Department confirmed late Friday that 114 have been killed by the island’s historic wildfires, many of which are nearing 100% containment as Maui looks to begin …
Search for Maui wildfire victims intensifies as death toll rises
Maui officials confirmed Friday that the wildfire death toll has risen to at least 114, while the search for hundreds of missing people continued in the historic coastal port city …
Maui’s emergency head resigns after criticism of wildfire response – National
Outdoor alert sirens on Maui stayed silent as a ferocious fire devastated the seaside community of Lahaina last week. The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency said he had …
Lahaina residents reckon with destruction, loss as arduous search for victims continues
The death toll in the Maui wildfires reached 110 Wednesday — and was expected to rise considerably — as many desperate residents searched for missing family members in the wreckage …