She’s seen the ocean waves flood the coastal roadway during king tides. She’s noticed the sand levels starting to drop near Olowalu Beach. So she understands why the State of Hawaiʻi wants to move a ...
She hopes to open her restaurant, which had burned down in Lahaina, in Kihei — but she’s waiting for a permit. Wildfires remain an ongoing risk for Maui. In the last year and a half ...
NARRATOR: Lahaina Strong ended up removing their protest camp from the beach after Maui pledged to convert 7,000 short-term rentals to permanent housing. But more than 1,500 families have left the ...
Sandwiched between Lahaina and Kapalua on Maui's northeast coast, Kaanapali is a resort-laden area filled with shopping and dining opportunities. The expansive Kaanapali Beach is a hit with many ...
"The roads in Lahaina are so narrow. You are going to have the same situation where the roads are. There is no room to escape a fire; it's not safe," said West Maui Taxpayer Association Executive ...
The fire(s) that we’ve been researching in Lahaina, Maui, for the last year occurred under very similar conditions — hurricane-force winds over dry vegetation and dense wooden-housing stock ...