After the fires: Maui’s toxic debris could fill five football fields five stories deep. Where will it end up?
CLAIRE RUSH and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, of Associated Press, report from the fire-devastated community of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui…
Surf Church: Take to the waves before you worship at this church in Portugal. Their motto: ‘We love waves, we love Jesus.’
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, reports on Porto’s Surf Church…
Hawaii releases detailed timeline of deadly wildfire that razed Lahaina
Reuters A fire engine arrived within five minutes of the first reports of a wildfire last August on the edge of Lahaina, the historic Hawaiian resort town, according to the most detailed timeline yet of the disaster, released on Wednesday by the Hawaii attorney general. The first emergency calls came in at 2:55pm on 8th […]
The Long Read: Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii’s leprosy patients
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, of Associated Press, reports from Kalaupapa…
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires drops to 97 – Hawaii Governor
Washington DC, US Reuters The death toll from last month’s wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to 97 and the number of people missing is now 31, Hawaii Governor Josh Green told CNN in an interview on Friday. Combined Joint Task Force 50 (CJTF-50) search, rescue and recovery personnel conduct search operations […]
Maui tourism, an economic mainstay, sparks anger amid fire ruin
Reuters The incongruous sight of tourists enjoying Maui’s tropical beaches while search-and-rescue teams trawl building ruins and waters for victims of the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century has outraged some residents. They have vented on social media, posting video of tourists enjoying holiday activities like snorkeling while the death toll in the […]
Updated: Maui officials defend decision not to sound sirens during wildfire
Updated: 12:30pm Lahaina, Hawaii, US Reuters Maui’s emergency management chief on Wednesday defended his agency’s decision against sounding sirens during last week’s deadly wildfire amid questions about whether doing so might have saved lives. Herman Andaya, administrator of the Maui County Emergency Management Agency, said sirens in Hawaii are used to alert people to tsunamis. […]
Maui’s displaced grow restless as search for fire victims drags on
Kahului, Hawaii, US Reuters A week after a ferocious wildfire ravaged the Maui resort town of Lahaina, anxious residents were still awaiting news of hundreds of missing loved ones on Tuesday, as teams with cadaver dogs conducted a painstaking block-by-block search of the ashes. Local, state and federal rescue workers have urged patience. The teams […]
Maui search is 25 per cent complete as death toll from wildfires grows to 99
Kahului, Hawaii Reuters Search teams with cadaver dogs have combed through 25 per cent of the Lahaina disaster zone from the Maui wildfires, discovering the remains of a 99th victim on Monday, but perhaps hundreds more people were unaccounted for nearly a week after the disaster. Fueled by winds gusting up to 128 kph, an […]
Hawaii churches offer prayers for the dead and the missing after devastating Maui wildfires
Lahaina, Hawaii AP Parishioners mourned the dead and prayed for the missing Sunday in Hawaii churches as communities began looking ahead to a long recovery from last week’s wildfire that demolished a historic Maui town and killed more than 90 people. Maria Lanakila Church in Lahaina was spared from the flames that wiped out most of the surrounding community, […]