Final phase of state probe of Lahaina fire released | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/01/14/breaking-news/final-phase-of-state-probe-of-lahaina-fire-released/

> 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.

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Re-energizing of downed power lines caused fatal Maui fires, county and feds say | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/10/02/breaking-news/re-energizing-of-downed-power-lines-caused-fatal-maui-fires-county-and-feds-say/

> The Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires that leveled Lahaina and killed 102 people were caused by the re-energizing of downed power lines at about 6:34 a.m. that ignited unmaintained vegetation near utility poll 25 off of Lahainaluna Road, Maui County and federal officials announced today.

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Federal, state centers to assist wildfire survivors open in Lahaina | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/04/29/breaking-news/federal-state-centers-to-assist-wildfire-survivors-open-in-lahaina/

> Two new centers serving survivors of the Maui wildfires opened their doors today, officials said, as Lahaina transitions into a new phase of recovery.

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The #LahainaFires, #ToxicWaste Removal & Pollution in #Olowahu, and Defending #SacredSites

guests: Ka’io Martin Cruz & John Cruz, creators and organizers of the People’s Community Council of #Maui

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Hawaii bails out Maui Electric Company despite for-profit company's failure to properly insulate wires or maintained poles and surrounding vegetation that caused wildfires in August 2023 that destroyed Lahaina town and killed over 100 people.

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https://jacobin.com/2024/02/maui-fires-corporate-energy-bailout

Lahaina man, 76, identified as the 101st fire victim

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/02/13/breaking-news/unaccounted-for-lahaina-man-76-identified-as-the-101st-fire-victim/

> Maui police today released the name of a Lahaina resident who had been reported missing as among the 101 confirmed Aug. 8 wildfire fatalities.

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9 takeaways from Maui police report on Aug. 8 inferno

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/02/10/breaking-news/9-takeaways-from-maui-police-report-on-aug-8-inferno/

> Six months after a firestorm destroyed Lahaina, a detailed report on the tragedy reveals that a large number of victims died along a single street — a stark indication of the ferocity of the blaze that swept through the historic island town, killing 100 people.

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Family fought to have matriarch listed as Lahaina fire victim

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/12/27/breaking-news/family-fights-to-have-matriarch-listed-as-lahaina-fire-victim/

> LAHAINA >> Sharlene Rabang and her calico cat fled the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina and arrived at a family home on Oahu after a 24-hour odyssey that included sleeping in a car.

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What made the #Lahaina Fire so deadly? This is what scientists think

https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/lahania-fire-study-18533376.php

> Scientists have now simulated the deadly Lahaina Fire. They found a strikingly similar weather pattern to California’s most destructive infernos.

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