A former Billboard editor-in-chief (and THR music editor) and her family escaped the inferno that reduced her beloved Maui town to ashes. She offers actionable steps for those in the same position following the blazes raging across Los Angeles.

A new report has uncovered where the thousands of displaced Maui residents moved to after the deadliest fire in a century ripped through their town.

Commercial redevelopment has not kicked into high gear in Lahaina; however, some recent progress has been made.

The final phase of the state Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, which killed 102 people, recommends hiring a state fire marshal and actions government must take to protect communities from wildfires.

Thousands had to find new roofs over their head after the fires in 2023, but data from the Department of Taxation shows the vast majority stayed on Maui.

Certain terrible truths about the deadly Lahaina fire on Aug. 8, 2023, became evident immediately after the disaster, including these facts: Hours after the fire began, Maui’s mayor was unaware that it was uncontrolled or that it threatened all of Lahaina;

Maui County Council members voted unanimously Friday on a bill that could preserve parts of a historic structure ravaged by the 2023 Lahaina wildfire before the site is cleared. Council member Tamara Paltin said the historic Spring House in Lahaina,

The final phase of the state Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina fires that killed 102 people recommends the creation of a state Fire Marshall and actions counties and the state must take to save communities from wildfires.

Paired with its bureau in Honolulu, the company’s additional location will bolster its position as the state’s fifth-largest general contractor.

Costs are up 60% just this year, and it is unclear what will happen to the homes after 5 years. But families are grateful to be settling into their own homes.

In March 2024, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation approved what they’re calling a groundbreaking policy.

KAHULUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Lahaina fire survivor Shannon Ii is slowly moving into her new temporary home at Ka Lai Ola. “I don’t want to live in a modular home honestly,” Ii said. She lost everything in the wildfires, and like so many other survivors, she is still rebuilding her new life.