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NOAA's finalized damage survey and analysis for the Lahaina wildfire. In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui. The wind-driven fires prompted evacuations and caused widespread damage, killing at least 101 people and leaving two persons missing in the town of Lahaina ...
August 8 – The town of Lāhainā on Maui is destroyed in the 2023 Hawaii wildfires. [2] August 9 –. Parts of western and upcountry Maui island in Hawaii, United States, are evacuated as wildfires cause power outages and disruption to emergency services in western Maui and other parts of Hawaii including Oahu and the Big Island, with at ...
The wind-driven fires prompted evacuations and caused widespread damage, killing at least 101 people and leaving two persons missing in the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. The proliferation of the wildfires was attributed to dry, gusty conditions created by a strong high-pressure area north of Hawaii and Hurricane Dora to the south.
3:45 a.m.: Maui officials announce in a news release that a brush fire was reported in the Olinda Road area of Kula, an area in central Maui. The blaze would come to be known as the Upcountry Fire ...
As the death toll from the devastating wildfires on the island of Maui, Hawaii climbs to 67, officials believe it could be the deadliest disaster in the state’s history.. On Friday morning ...
Maui residents desperately search for pets left behind as wildfires swept in. Death toll reaches 99. Tuesday 15 August 2023 00:00, Megan Sheets. The death toll from the Hawaii wildfires has risen ...
Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity ( Demigod) and more of a folk hero. His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar. [1]
The largest fire in Lahaina is 85% contained and has burned 2,170 acres (880 hectares), Maui County said. Another fire in upcountry/Kula is 60% contained and has charred 678 acres (270 hectares).