Pop-up units spring up after Maui fire disaster, giving families a place to call home
In Hawaii, people who lost their homes to wildfires could soon be living in a pop-up village, with space for around 250 people.
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The number of people missing following devastating Maui wildfires has dropped to 66
The new tally of 66 people still missing represents a significant drop from a week earlier, when authorities said 385 remained unaccounted for. The confirmed death toll remains at 115.
Weeks after the fire, the response in Maui shifts from a sprint to a marathon
Officials and volunteers say addressing mental health needs and trauma will likely take years.
On Maui, a desperate plea to tourists: Please return
When the deadly wildfires ignited on Maui, tourists were turned away. Three weeks later, business owners are eager for them visit — responsibly.
Maui's surf pros paddle out with kids from Lahaina for a healing surf session
Families displaced by wildfire get a welcome reprieve as a surf session for kids and families gave them a chance for a normal Saturday.
Lahaina was expensive before the fire. Some worry rebuilding will price them out
Since the fire residents have gotten multiple calls from realtors offering to buy their land. Activists want a role in planning, to keep developers from pushing out those who call Lahaina home.
388: The number of people unaccounted for in Maui fire falls by more than half
The latest revision came after Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the FBI was working to "un-duplicate" people who were reported missing.
'Miracle house' owner hopes it will serve as a base for rebuilding Lahaina
"There was a neighbor who sent a note to us and said, 'Oh, you won the lottery,'" Trip Millikin, whose house survived, told NPR. "And I almost wanted to throw up when I got that."
After the fires on Maui, one home shelters 87 people
Those displaced by the fires have found temporary quarters in hotels and with family and friends. One host opened their home to 87 evacuees, most of them from one extended family.
Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'
Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history