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Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change

The Independent UK

Agencies release plans for moving hotel-dwelling Maui fire survivors into long-term housing

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says over the next month it plans to dramatically increase long-term housing units hosting Lahaina households displaced by last year’s deadly wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui

The Independent UK

Maui's mayor says Lahaina debris site will be used temporarily until a permanent spot is found

The mayor of the Hawaiian island of Maui says a site selected to hold debris from last year's wildfires that devastated the city of Lahaina will not permanently store it

The Independent UK

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PGA Tour players unite to support Maui community after devastating fires

Collin Morikawa and PGA Tour players rally together to support Maui communities affected by fires. A heartwarming start to the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

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The US promised to return stolen lands to Native Hawaiians a century ago. Most are still waiting

The Maui wildfires illuminated the ongoing failures of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act

The Guardian - US

2023 was a tragic and bizarre year of wildfires. Will it mark a turning point?

Unusual and tragic are two words that might describe the 2023 wildfire season which experts say might end up being a game changer for U.S. fire policy.

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The Maui wildfire exacerbated a housing crisis. Can tiny homes and ADUs offer a solution?

After the fire destroyed homes Lahaina couldn’t afford to lose, non-profits and the government are getting creative.

The Guardian - US

Survivors of deadly Maui blaze face displacement after displacement: ‘I live a nomadic life’

Four months after the deadliest US wildfire in modern history, thousands of people have yet to find stable housing

The Guardian - US

Heart of Hawaii's historic Lahaina reopens to residents and business owners

The historic town, on the Hawaiian island of Maui that burned in a deadly wildfire that killed at least 100 people, reopened Monday to residents and business owners holding day passes.

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Heart of Hawaii's historic Lahaina, burned in wildfire, 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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The fire that still burns: the mental health crisis unfolding among Maui’s children

Nearly four months after the deadly wildfires, Lahaina’s youngest residents still face displacement, housing insecurity and lingering trauma

The Independent UK

Maui officials on standby to stop heavy rains from sending ash into storm drains

Maui officials are on standby to prevent ash from August’s deadly wildfire in Lahaina from flowing into storm drains

The Independent UK

Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows

When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell

The Independent UK

Maui wildfire survivors camp on the beach to push mayor to convert vacation rentals into housing

Some Lahaina wildfire survivors in Hawaii are vowing to camp on a popular resort beach until the mayor shuts down unpermitted vacation rentals and turns them into housing for those in need

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Hawaii governor announces $150 million recovery fund for Maui fire victims

The program means those who lost family members or were injured in the Lahaina fire could receive payments of more than $1 million by the spring. But by participating they'd waive the right to sue.

The Independent UK

Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfire

Maui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August

The Independent UK

Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial

Hawaii’s land board says it will hand over state land on Maui to be used for a wildfire memorial and fire debris disposal

The Independent UK

Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return

Maui County's mayor says all of West Maui except for burned-out sections of historic Lahaina will reopen to tourism on Nov. 1

The Independent UK

Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire

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

The Independent UK

Evacuees live nomadic life after Maui wildfire as housing shortage intensifies and tourists return

Thousands of people displaced by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century are facing uncertainty as they try to find housing in an expensive housing market that’s also in high demand as a vacation spot

The Independent UK

Maui County police find additional remains, raising Lahaina wildfire death toll to 99

The death toll for the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century has increased by one, to 99, after Maui County police found additional remains in Lahaina

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