Hawaii Supreme Court clears way for Maui wildfire payout. What’s next?
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Supreme Court Monday cleared the way for Maui wildfire victims to receive payoffs from ...
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Maui wildfire settlement clears state Supreme Court hurdle
Maui wildfire victims are closer to sharing a $4 billion settlement, possibly before the disaster’s second anniversary in ...
Maui wildfire settlement clears Hawaii Supreme Court hurdle
ANDREW VLIET / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER An aerial view of destroyed structures six months after the devastating wildfire on August 8th that destroyed much of Lahaina. A stalled $4 ...
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Lessons from Lahaina: Months of testing followed post-wildfire reopenings
In Maui, schools didn’t reopen for about two months in the wake of a wildfire that leveled Lahaina. The backstory: In August 2023, a wildfire caused by downed power lines destroyed the town of ...
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MEMA After-Action Report on Maui wildfires released
Maui Emergency Management Agency Director Amos Lonokailua-Hewett. PC: (July 11, 2024) by Wendy Osher Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Administrator Amos Lonokailua-Hewett has released the ...
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Opinion: Are wildfires caused by climate change or something else? The question is flawed
Jan. 17, 2025 As a firefighter, I first encountered this climate violence in 2020, when a record heatwave caused the Dolan fire in Big Sur to double in size overnight. The fire overtook 15 of my ...
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18 Months After Wildfires Destroyed Some 2,000 Homes on Maui, Only 3 Have Been Rebuilt
In August 2023, wildfires devastated the island of Maui, completely destroying the town of Lahaina and dealing severe damage to other communities on the island. Over 2,000 properties with ...
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Fire buffer zone planned for Maui Meadows
Maui County fire officials are moving forward with plans to provide a wildfire buffer zone around Maui Meadows in South Maui. County Fire spokesman Chris Stankis said buffers are being developed ...
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Did this military plane cause LA fires? No, it was dismantled in 2014 | Fact check
The aircraft pictured in the post was equipped with a laser ... cause of wildfires is not a new one. USA TODAY debunked claims that directed energy weapons were responsible for the 2023 Maui ...
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Another EV wrinkle: Battery + wildfire = blazes hard to control
As deadly blazes continue to rage in the Los Angeles area, officials are grappling with new hazards amid the rubble: damaged batteries, including those from electric vehicles and home storage systems.
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LA fires NOT caused by laser attacks ― The truth behind the absurd hoax
While the LA fires were causing destruction in California, some people were trying to cause a different kind of destruction ... When wildfires affected Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 and then Texas in ...
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I explore the impact of wildfires on Hawaii’s coral reefs
“In August 2023, a wildfire devastated the coastal town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Within days, the University of Hawaii at Manoa began setting up a response group to focus on ...