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One year after the wildfires, Lahaina has pioneered a new model for disaster recovery, writes Kaniela Ing.
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and traffic resumed on a major road in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and ...
For the Lahaina fire alone, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimated that over 2,200 buildings had been destroyed, [5] [14] [15] overwhelmingly residential [16] [17] and including many historic landmarks in Lahaina. [18] [19] The damage caused by the fire has been estimated at nearly $6 billion.
In April 2024, the county opened a privately run Recovery Permitting Center, which has helped speed things up. Even before the fires, wait times at the county's permitting office were around 200 ...
Recovery has helped stem economic collapse on Maui by allowing some businesses to reopen, which supports jobs. ... Mahalo to our Lahaina fire survivors and residents for their patience and resolve ...
Local leaders and residents share what they believe is in store for Lahaina following the destructive Maui wildfires that scorched the town in 2023.
Soon after one of Maui's Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, burned in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, its resident minister was desperate to go back and ...
On Wednesday, Lahaina, Pulehu and Upcountry fire departments said that 36 people had died as a result of the fires. Another 17 fatalities were confirmed at around midday on Thursday, taking the ...