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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21 (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for… Read more »

A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22. Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence over fires that ravaged Lahaina

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Gene Johnson/The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday… Read more »

Guadalupe Gonzalez, a Lahaina, Hawaii, resident who survived a deadly wildfire, stands next to missing person flyers. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Maui confronts the challenge of finding more than 800 missing people after the deadly wildfires

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui… Read more »

Parishioners attend Mass at Sacred Hearts Mission Church in Kapalua, Hawaii, Sunday (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

A family of 4, a beloved sister, a musician. These are some of the lives lost in Maui

Wildfires devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii last week, leaving a trail of destruction and devastation, decimating a historic town…. Read more »

People watch as smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui on Tuesday, Aug. 8. (Alan Dickar via AP)

What’s driving Maui’s devastating fires, and how climate change is fueling those conditions

A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii… Read more »