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911 calls from Maui capture pleas for the stranded, the missing and those caught in the fire's chaos
Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused tourists trapped without food or water lit up the emergency lines every few minutes, interspersed with reports of new fires starting and older ones flaring back up.
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West Maui is open for tourists, but locals still struggle with housing and 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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Lahaina's historic town center reopens to residents and business owners
The heart of the historic town of Lahaina that burned in a deadly wildfire that killed at least 100 people on the Hawaiian island of Maui is reopening to residents and business owners holding day passes.
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Lahaina rallies behind high school football team as residents try to move forward
The varsity and junior varsity football teams in Lahaina played their first home games since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed the town.
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Toxin levels in Maui wildfire ash sparks safety concerns
Recent tests show that the ash from the August wildfires in Hawaii contains higher than expected levels of arsenic and other dangerous metals.
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‘There's a fire in our backyard': 911 calls reveal panic and chaos during Maui's deadly wildfires
Maui County released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire on Thursday in response to a public record request from The Associated Press.
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West Maui reopens to visitors, but residents are divided
West Maui officially opened to visitors on Oct. 8, but that decision has divided the community.
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Tourism resuming in West Maui near Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties welcome visitors
The area around the historic Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago is scheduled to welcome back travelers.
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Maui woman who fled wildfire on foot dies after 53 days in a hospital burn unit
A woman who escaped a wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii community by running through a burning field has died after more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit.
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Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance
Just two of the neighborhood’s 104 homes were lost to the fire, an immense relief amid a disaster that destroyed more than 2,000 buildings and killed at least 97 people
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Maui fire victims attend first congressional hearing focused on the island's sole electric provider
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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Lahaina residents begin emotional return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire
The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina have returned to their devastated properties.
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Mixed feelings as Maui residents return to fire-devastated Lahaina: ‘I'm kind of afraid'
The Aug. 8 fire killed at least 97 people and demolished thousands of buildings
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Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes
Economists in Hawaii warn that residents who survived the wildfire that destroyed much of the Maui community of Lahaina might not be able to afford to live there after it is rebuilt unless officials alter the zoning laws and make other changes.
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PGA Tour returning to Maui for 2024 season opener in January, 5 months after deadly fires
The PGA Tour will open its 2024 season with the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, five months after the deadly wildfires devastated nearby Lahaina.
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Death toll from Maui wildfires lowers to 97 after DNA testing of remains
Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfires down to at least 97 people.
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West Maui will welcome back visitors next month under wildfire emergency proclamation
Part of the island’s western coastline has been closed to visitors since devastating wildfires killed at least 115 people last month.
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Number of missing from Maui wildfires drops to 66; travel restrictions to end next month
One month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the number of missing has dropped to 66, the death toll remains at 115, and authorities will soon escort residents on visits to their property.
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A month after the Maui wildfires began, officials are still working their way through a list of the missing
The wildfires killed at least 115 people and displaced thousands more.
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Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies are also responsible in Maui fires
Lawyers for residents and business owners of the Hawaiian town devastated by last month’s fires on Maui told a court that cable TV and telephone companies share in responsibility for the disaster.