The Maui Fires In Photos: November 2023
Government officials began to settle on options for dealing with various problems arising from the fires. A plan was put in place to bury toxic waste at Olowalu. Incentives were offered to homeowners who would rent long-term to fire victims. Lawmakers began drafting legislation to debate in the upcoming session. Still, people shuffled between hotel rooms and worried about finances.
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Tourism officially returned to West Maui on Nov. 1 although some visitors had continued to check in at the area鈥檚 many resorts even after the Aug. 8 fires. Golfers got in practice on the Royal Ka鈥檃napali Golf Course. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)
A cyclist rides the Lahaina Bypass mauka of Lahaina town in early November. The resort area north of Lahaina town was not touched by the fires and many displaced residents found shelter in the resorts. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)
A signal of distress, the upside-down Hawaii State flag flies above the ashes of a Lahaina neighborhood. Many Lahaina residents were reluctant to embrace the return of visitors but others needed the work. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)
Hawaiian Electric released a new plan to mitigate the risk of wildfires and began implementing some new strategies as the utility continued to restore infrastructure in West Maui. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)
Tubes have been placed around drains in Lahaina neighborhoods to help prevent potentially toxic runoff from reaching nearshore waters. The heat of the fire transformed common household materials into toxic waste. (Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023)
As residents began to spend more time in areas leveled by the fire, officials continued to warn of the health risks associated with toxic ash and other chemicals left behind by the fire. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)
