Fire Weather Watch Information Statement for Tuesday, August 29th at 9 AM
Civil Defense Message. This is a Fire Weather Watch Information Statement for Tuesday, August 29th at 9 AM. The National Weather...
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Child’s Lemonade Stand Raises $17,000 For Victims Of Maui Wildfires
Child's Lemonade Stand Raises $17,000 For Victims Of Maui Wildfires A 5-year-old's lemonade stand has managed to raise an astonishing...
These Maui Tenants Didn’t Lose Their Homes In The Fire, But They’re Still Being Displaced
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/these-maui-tenants-didnt-lose-their-homes-in-the-fire-but-theyre-still-being-displaced/
Maui’s Fire And Winds Also Took A Toll On Farmers And Ranchers 0 The state’s ag industry mobilized to provide aid and the state bought feed, but ranchers need rain to grow grass soon.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/mauis-fire-and-winds-also-is-taking-a-toll-on-farmers-and-ranchers/
September siren test canceled for Maui wildfire victims’ remembrance
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a news release that the monthly emergency siren test set to take place...
Dems who blamed Hawaii fires on climate change largely silent after county says power line responsible Democratic Sen Dick Durbin said fires were a ‘devastating view of our planet as we fail to adequately address the climate crisis’
Democratic lawmakers who blamed the recent wildfires in Hawaii on climate change were largely silent in response to requests for comment when...
Work progresses on decommissioning: CSO Telescope’s secondary mirror removed last week
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/29/hawaii-news/work-progresses-on-decommissioning-cso-telescopes-secondary-mirror-removed-last-week/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters
FULL STORY https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/29/hawaii-news/hawaii-power-utility-takes-responsibility-for-first-fire-on-maui-but-faults-county-firefighters/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
8-28-23 Police Seek Runaway Nanea Palumbo
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Nanea Palumbo, who was reported as a runaway....
GAS AND SEWER WORK ALONG KEAWE STREET; AUG. 28 – SEPT. 1
GAS AND SEWER WORK ALONG KEAWE STREET; AUG. 28 - SEPT. 1 Department of Public Works announces that Hawaiʻi Gas and the Department...
Pilot Helps Reunite 9-Year-Old With Lost Doll Half A World Away
Pilot Helps Reunite 9-Year-Old With Lost Doll Half A World Away A pilot has played a pivotal role in reuniting...
Polihale Park Is Poised For A $4.3 Million Makeover 0 The remote park that is the site of Native Hawaiian burials and a popular camping spot has suffered years of neglect.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/polihale-park-is-poised-for-a-4-3-million-makeover/
Lawyers Descend On Maui In Race For Clients Harmed By Wildfires 0 Survivors are being asked to make decisions about legal representation just weeks after a deadly blaze ripped through Lahaina.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/lawyers-descend-on-maui-in-race-for-clients-harmed-by-wildfires/
A Cascade Of Breakdowns In Lahaina Fire Exposes Flaws In Emergency Management System 0 Emergency preparedness plans identified West Maui as high risk. Under an inexperienced emergency manager, the plans didn’t translate into action.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/a-cascade-of-breakdowns-in-lahaina-fire-exposes-flaws-in-emergency-management-system/
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park earns top NPS education award
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — The “Earth, Sea, Sky” education program, initiated by Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and co-created by...
Hawaii power company may have compromised evidence in probe of deadly Maui fire: report
The Hawaii electric company whose equipment is believed to have sparked the deadly Maui wildfire removed damaged infrastructure from where...
Learn to be prepared: CERT training offered next month in Puna
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/28/hawaii-news/learn-to-be-prepared-cert-training-offered-next-month-in-puna/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Answering the call: 12 Hawaii Island police officers assist Maui in its time of need
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/28/hawaii-news/answering-the-call-12-hawaii-island-police-officers-assist-maui-in-its-time-of-need/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Power lines didn’t start deadly Lahaina inferno, Hawaiian Electric says
Hawaiian Electric acknowledged that its power lines apparently started an Aug. 8 morning fire in Lahaina but contends the town...
Teen Fisherman Reels In Wallet Containing $2,000 And Finds The Owner
Teen Fisherman Reels In Wallet Containing $2,000 And Finds The Owner In a remarkable stroke of luck, a teenage fisherman...
