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After wildfires nearly burned through Lahaina in 2018, former Maui Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya said a far worse disaster had been averted. ... 2018, meeting, transcripts show ...
Local leaders and residents share what they believe is in store for Lahaina following the destructive Maui wildfires that scorched the town in 2023.
A brush fire burned 10 acres (4 hectares) on Saturday and prompted Maui authorities to evacuate residents from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes ...
Lahaina, a town of 12,000 on the island of Maui, was decimated by a wildfire 8 August, prompting mass evacuations and power outages. Watch live: Lahaina residents queue to re-enter town burned ...
Fatalities confirmed on Maui as firefighters struggle to bring devastating wildfires under control, Bevan Hurley reports
The Lahaina Historic District, which was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1962 and was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii for 35 years, suffered extensive fire damage. [128] Among the structures destroyed were: The Waiola Church, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in May 2023, lost its main sanctuary, annex, and social hall.
Lahaina, Lāhainā (Hawaiian: Lahaina, Hawaiian: [ləˈhɐjnə], / l ə ˈ h aɪ n ə /, old var. Lāhainā) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. On the northwest coast of the island of Maui , it encompasses Lahaina town and the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts.
In truth, it’s probably due to a mix of factors, not least of which is luck, but the home also had an unusual advantage when it comes to fire.