In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate...
Month: August 2023
Searching for the missing on Maui, some wait in agony to make contact. And then the phone rings
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Leshia Wright heard the crackle of the fast-moving inferno closing in on her home in Lahaina and decided...
Celebrities from Jason Momoa to Oprah Winfrey lend a hand to Maui
Jason Momoa is urging tourists not to travel to Maui amid the devastating wildfires that have ravaged the island. The...
Kohala Obituary 7/12/2023
Seifuku “Lefty” Nakayama, 94, of Niulii, Kohala died July 12 at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hawi,...
Hamakua-Kohala health center, housing approved….North Kohala
Phase 1 would consist of the construction of a transitional medical clinic, a single story approximately 4,153 square foot building...
STATE WAIVES WHARFAGE ON NECESSITIES TO AID MAUI RELIEF
STATE WAIVES WHARFAGE ON NECESSITIES TO AID MAUI RELIEF Port entry and dockage for vessels displaced by the disaster will...
Alert….Missing Child: Kailea Kekipi, F-13, 5’, 95 lbs., blk hair, bro eyes. Last seen: 08-11-23 at 10:30 P.M. on Awela St. in Hilo.
The Hawaii Police Department seeks your help in locating a missing child: Kailea Kekipi, F-13, 5’, 95 lbs., long black hair,...
Community: 8-11-2023 Man Overboard Missing Person Investigation
Community: 8-11-2023 Man Overboard Missing Person Investigation Hawai‘i Island police have launched a missing person investigation after a 59-year-old man fell...
Community: 8-11-23 Police Seeking Runaway Melo Keohuloa
Community: 8-11-23 Police Seeking Runaway Melo Keohuloa Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Melo Keohuloa...
Community: 8-11-23 Police Seeking Missing Kona Man Keona Taniguchi
Community: 8-11-23 Police Seeking Missing Kona Man Keona Taniguchi Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 19-year-old...
Community: 8-11-23 Police Seek Pāhala Man Wanted For Two Outstanding Warrants
Community: 8-11-23 Police Seek Pāhala Man Wanted For Two Outstanding Warrants Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating...
KECK OBSERVATORY CONGRATULATES AKAMAI INTERNS
KECK OBSERVATORY CONGRATULATES AKAMAI INTERNS Ka'ala Deitch, Matthew Fujioka, Angelu Ramos, Xavier Tablit Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaiʻi – A heartfelt congratulations to the...
Family Donates Over 200 Anti-Choking Devices To Schools After Christmas Gift Saves Man’s Life
Family Donates Over 200 Anti-Choking Devices To Schools After Christmas Gift Saves Man's Life A family in Lowell, Massachusetts, has...
Maui Crews Search For Survivors Of ‘Likely The Largest Natural Disaster’ In Hawaii 0 Officials estimated that some 1,000 were unaccounted for, 1,700 buildings burned and 2,000 people were in shelters as the Lahaina wildfire continued to burn.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/maui-crews-search-for-survivors-of-likely-the-largest-natural-disaster-in-hawaii/
Maui’s Top Emergency Officials Were Off Island As Wildfires Hit Lahaina 0 Local leaders say they were caught by surprise because the scale of Tuesday’s fire was unprecedented. But the warning has been sounded for years.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/mauis-top-emergency-officials-were-off-island-as-wildfires-hit-lahaina/
DOE teacher vacancies drop from 1,000 to 260
The state Department of Education is claiming success in cutting down public-school teacher job vacancies from last year’s 1,000-plus to...
Power outage shutters hotels outside Lahaina
Almost half the hotel rooms on Maui are shut down for at least two weeks because of power outages related...
Volcano Watch — Searching for tephra from one of Kīlauea’s largest explosive eruptions
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory August 11, 2023 Understanding the eruptive history of volcanoes in Hawaii requires a tremendous amount of time and...
Mahalo for your kokua! JCM’s Maui Fire Relief
i Aloha and Shabbat Shalom, The Jewish community on Maui is among those affected by the devastating fires. As so...
Recovery, firefighting efforts continue on Maui
State and Maui County crews, with the help of federal resources on the ground and more on the way, simultaneously...
