Today: November 14, 2024
Today: November 14, 2024

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Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97

Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfire down to at least 97 people

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97
Economy|Environment|News|US

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

Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes
Americas|Crime|News|World

Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students

A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press

Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students
Asia|News|World

Marcos says China showing interest in South China Sea atolls closer to coast of the Philippines

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr_ says the situation for his nation in the South China Sea “has become more dire.”

Marcos says China showing interest in South China Sea atolls closer to coast of the Philippines
Environment|News|US|World

A landslide in Alaska has devastated one family, killing three members and leaving two kids missing

Authorities have identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House last year

A landslide in Alaska has devastated one family, killing three members and leaving two kids missing
Environment|Health|News|US

She died weeks after fleeing the Maui wildfire. Her family fought to have her listed as a victim.

A wildfire that tore through the heart of the Hawaii island of Maui this summer showed how older residents are at particular risk from disasters

She died weeks after fleeing the Maui wildfire. Her family fought to have her listed as a victim.
Environment|Travel

Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some low-lying areas

Powerful surf is rolling onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushes toward shorelines

Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some low-lying areas
Crime|News|Technology|US

Better equipment and communications are among Maui police recommendations after Lahaina wildfire

Better communications and equipment are among the recommendations being made by the Maui Police Department following the wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina nearly six months ago

Better equipment and communications are among Maui police recommendations after Lahaina wildfire
Crime|News|US

A shooting claimed multiple lives in a tiny Alaska whaling village. Here's what to know.

A shooting at a home has left multiple people dead and others injured in a small Inupiat whaling village on Alaska's remote northwest coast

A shooting claimed multiple lives in a tiny Alaska whaling village. Here's what to know.
Environment|News|US|World

Maui Fire Department to release after-action report on deadly Hawaii wildfires

The Maui Fire Department is expected to release a report Tuesday detailing how the agency responded to a series of wildfires that burned on the island during a windstorm last August

Maui Fire Department to release after-action report on deadly Hawaii wildfires
Environment|News|US

Maui Fire Department report on deadly wildfire details need for more equipment and mutual aid plans

When wildfires broke out across the Hawaiian island of Maui last August, some firefighters carried victims piggyback over downed power lines to safety and sheltered survivors inside their fire engines

Maui Fire Department report on deadly wildfire details need for more equipment and mutual aid plans
Environment|Health|News|US

Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina

Officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong when the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Hawaii town, more than a half-year after the disaster

Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
Health|News|World

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?

A group of midwives who focus on traditional Native Hawaiian birth practices are trying to block a Hawaii law that requires midwives to obtain licenses

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?
Asia|Crime|News|Travel|World

1 dead, 2 missing after tourist helicopter crashes off Hawaiian island of Kauai

One person is dead and two are missing in Hawaii after a tour company helicopter crashed off the island of Kauai

Celebrity|Entertainment|News|Political|US

David Letterman will headline Biden fundraiser with Hawaii governor on July 29

David Letterman will headline a fundraiser with President Joe Biden in 10 days at the home of a family friend of Hawaii Gov. Josh Green

David Letterman will headline Biden fundraiser with Hawaii governor on July 29
Crime|Economy|Environment|Finance|News

Parties in lawsuits seeking damages for Maui fires reach $4B global settlement, court filings say

A court filing says the parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year’s Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement

Parties in lawsuits seeking damages for Maui fires reach $4B global settlement, court filings say
News|US|World

'We're going to survive and it's going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on

Hawaii residents have faced a year of challenges since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century decimated the historic town of Lahaina, on Maui, on Aug. 8, 2023

'We're going to survive and it's going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on
Environment|News

How Lahaina's more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire

The deadly wildfire that tore through Lahaina last August scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street

How Lahaina's more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire
US|World

Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching Hawaii

Tropical Storm Hone has increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late Saturday

Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching Hawaii
News

Hone weakens to tropical storm and sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears

Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires

Hone weakens to tropical storm and sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears
Environment|News|World

Tropical Storm Hone moves past Hawaii as two other cyclones stay active in the Pacific Ocean

Three tropical cyclones are swirling over the Pacific Ocean, including a tropical storm that blasted Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain

Tropical Storm Hone moves past Hawaii as two other cyclones stay active in the Pacific Ocean
Environment|News|US

Maui's toxic debris could fill 5 football fields 5 stories deep. Where will it end up?

The debris and ash that remained after a deadly wildfire last year decimated a historic Maui town now sits in a temporary dump site

Maui's toxic debris could fill 5 football fields 5 stories deep. Where will it end up?
Environment|News|US

Report finds 'no evidence' Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings

Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s devastating wildfire on Maui say in a new report they found no evidence Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that “critical fire weather” was about to arrive

Report finds 'no evidence' Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings
Crime|News|US|World

Hawaii wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says

A new report shows that more than 60% of the 102 people who died in last year's Lahaina wildfire had tried to flee the flames

Hawaii wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says
Environment|News|World

Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds

Officials say the wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire that firefighters believed they had extinguished

Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds

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