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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

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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

The Independent UK

The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there's a chance to restore them

After the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina this summer, people across the world focused their attention on the green leaves sprouting from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree as a symbol of hope

The Independent UK

Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back

More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday

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AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape

Hawaii's Maui County has released audio of 911 calls made during a deadly August wildfire in response to a public records request from The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Fear and confusion mark key moments of Lahaina residents' 911 calls during deadly wildfire

Maui County officials released two hours of audio of 911 calls to The Associated Press that were recorded as frantic residents tried to escape the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century

The Independent UK

Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press

Maui County has released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire in response to a public record request from The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Tourism resuming in West Maui near Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties welcome visitors

The area around the historic Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago is scheduled to welcome back travelers

The Independent UK

Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island's logistical challenges, cultural significance

Federal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to dispose of burnt cars, buildings and other debris

The Independent UK

Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening

Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii's governor to delay his plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend

The Independent UK

‘No time to grieve’: residents lament decision to reopen Maui to tourism

Two months after wildfires devastated West Maui, officials announce ‘phased’ reopening as locals struggle to survive

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Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

As hundreds of homes burned in Lahaina, the only community in West Maui reserved for Hawaiians emerged almost unscathed from the wildfire that killed at least 97 people

The Independent UK

When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable

Hours before fires largely destroyed the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents of another part of Maui were trying to stop flames reaching their homes despite a frustrating loss of pressure in their water system

WEKU

How rumors and conspiracy theories got in the way of Maui's fire recovery

Some of the rumors and conspiracy theories were driven by the island's history, but others were pushed by social media influencers and foreign governments.

The Independent UK

How did the Maui fire spread so quickly? Overgrown gully may be key to the investigation

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Lahaina family finds heirloom in rubble of their home on first visit after deadly wildfire

Among the first families to return to the burn zone in Lahaina is that of Leola Vierra, who spent nearly 50 years living in a home she designed before it burned down Aug. 8 in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century

WEKU

First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire

In the days after the Aug. 8 wildfire, some people were able to return to their properties to evaluate the damage. But since then, the burned area has been off-limits to all but authorized workers.

Al Jazeera

Lahaina residents make their first return to site of deadly West Maui fire

Authorities cleared residents to visit two dozen parcels in the northern part of the town amid fears of toxic dust.

The Independent UK

Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks ago

Authorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago

The Independent UK

Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes

Economists in Hawaii warn that residents who survived the wildfire that destroyed much of the Maui community of Lahaina might not be able to afford to live there after it is rebuilt unless officials alter the zoning laws and make other changes

The Independent UK

Lahaina residents brace for what they'll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone

Lahaina residents are bracing for what they'll find when they return to the ruins of their homes after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 97 people and destroyed thousands of buildings

The Independent UK

Kapalua to host PGA Tour opener in January, 5 months after deadly wildfires on Maui

The PGA Tour is returning to Maui five months after the deadly wildfires devasted nearby Lahaina

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