Maui

Pastor Estrella Arquero leads Koinonia Pentecostal Church with her husband. There are at least 20 church members sleeping in the parish hall because they lost their homes in the fire.

A Filipino congregation took in its own members after their Lahaina homes burned

3:37pm August 18, 2023

by Jason DeRose

The devastating fires on Maui burned more than 2,000 homes and buildings in Lahaina. Many churches have taken in their congregants because they have nowhere to go.

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Uilani (left) and Keeamoku Kapu run the Na 'Aikane o Maui Cultural and Research Center which was burned to the ground in the wildfires so they set up this grassroots community distribution center in Lahaina. They are on the phone here taking a call from Oprah about supplies she will be delivering.

Priceless connections to Hawaii's ancient past were lost when cultural center burned

3:15pm August 18, 2023

by Jonaki Mehta

As people grapple with more than 100 people who died in the Lahaina fire on Maui, they're still trying to understand the loss of priceless artifacts and their connections to the island's ancient past.

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Niko Sena, right, hugs a friend who has been helping with the effort.

On Maui, another fire is burning but capturing less attention than Lahaina

5:01am August 18, 2023

While the world focuses on the devastation in West Maui and the destruction of the historic community of Lahaina, another wildfire is still burning in the hills some 25 miles away in Kula.

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Carelle Calvan in blue T-shirt, hugs Nora Bulosan as they gather near a checkpoint in hopes to get access to their home destroyed in recent wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

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Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged Maui rebuilds

5:38am August 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he had instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina. He acknowledged the move will likely face legal challenges.

Dr. Reza Danesh, the MODO Mobile Doctor, has been treating patients affected by the wildfires on Maui.

After Maui's deadly fires, one doctor hits the road to help those in need

11:17am August 16, 2023

by Jason DeRose

The death toll from Maui's fires has surpassed 100. Many more were injured. Others fled without their prescription drugs. Getting victims the care they need has been tough. One doctor is stepping up.

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Volunteers stack boxes of pineapple that will be transferred to shore by a small boat on Aug. 14, 2023, in Kaanapali, Hawaii. Volunteers are continuing to bring much needed supplies to the West Maui area.

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The number of dead from Maui's fires rises as local residents press to see Lahaina

10:38am August 15, 2023

by Ravenna Koenig

The death toll from the Maui wildfires rose again on Monday as officials warned that number would rise while also acknowledging public frustration from residents still barred from visiting Lahaina.

John Picard hands a watermelon to Ridge Lenny as part of the donated items he and other members of the local surfing community are helping transport to Lahaina residents in need.

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See how one volunteer group organized aid deliveries after fire decimates Lahaina

9:31pm August 13, 2023

In Maui, NPR joined a tour boat operator to see the grassroots initiative the local surfing community and neighbors started to fill in gaps not currently being filled by official channels.

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Davilynn Severson and Hano Ganer look for belongings through the ashes of their family's home on Friday in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, in western Maui, Hawaii.

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Death toll from Maui fires climbs to 89, becoming deadliest in modern U.S. history

11:43pm August 12, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Rescue teams continue to search for survivors on the Hawaiian island after wildfires destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina. Over 1,400 people remain in emergency evacuation shelters.

August 10: The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years.

Photos: 'Whole town went and dissolved into ashes,' Hawaii lieutenant governor says

7:27pm August 10, 2023

In Maui, a fast-moving wildfire decimated the town of Lahaina. Historical losses includes one of the largest banyan trees in the U.S.

Satellite images show utter devastation from wildfires in Maui

10:48am August 10, 2023

Hundreds of homes, buildings and structures have been destroyed in the historic town of Lahaina.