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Maui Report On 2018 Lahaina Fire Failed To Address Issues That Reappeared Five Years Later Screenshot from MEMA 2018 After Action Report

Maui Report On 2018 Lahaina Fire Failed To Address Issues That Reappeared Five Years Later

Community criticism about a lack of emergency alerts, sirens and fire prevention didn’t make it into the report.

Tokuda Pushes Bill To Give Money To Small Businesses, Nonprofits Affected By Maui Fires Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Tokuda Pushes Bill To Give Money To Small Businesses, Nonprofits Affected By Maui Fires

The Hawaii congresswoman says the money could help with rent, payroll and other operating expenses.

Parents Push For Lahaina’s Hawaiian Immersion Program To Get Its Own Campus Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Parents Push For Lahaina’s Hawaiian Immersion Program To Get Its Own Campus

Many families are pushing for a K-12 alternative that would distance students from the burn zone.

How Tourists Escaped A Fiery West Maui After The Blaze David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

How Tourists Escaped A Fiery West Maui After The Blaze

Normally thousands of visitors would be in the tourist mecca on any given day. But an organized effort by tourism officials helped get them out.

Maui County Will Release Its After-Action Report From The 2018 Lahaina Fire ‘Soon’ David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Maui County Will Release Its After-Action Report From The 2018 Lahaina Fire ‘Soon’

State emergency officials have said they never received the report, which could have offered guidance on how to prevent the Aug. 8 blaze.

DOH Cancels Upcoming Ambulance Contracts In Kauai And Maui Counties Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

DOH Cancels Upcoming Ambulance Contracts In Kauai And Maui Counties

The state’s current contract will be extended as a new procurement process begins.

All Of Maui Except Lahaina Will Be Open To Tourists Starting Next Week David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

All Of Maui Except Lahaina Will Be Open To Tourists Starting Next Week

The county is accelerating the timeline for visitors and others to return to the island’s west side following the Aug. 8 fires.

Lahaina Was Grappling With Rising Inequality Before The Fires Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Lahaina Was Grappling With Rising Inequality Before The Fires

People in Lahaina were more likely to live in overcrowded homes and struggle with issues like language access.

Cultural Monitors Help Assure Lahaina Fire Cleanup Is Done With Respect Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2023

Cultural Monitors Help Assure Lahaina Fire Cleanup Is Done With Respect

Federal agencies are relying on West Maui locals to identify cultural and archeological artifacts in the ruins of August’s deadly wildfires.