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On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) responded to a wildland fire near the historical Kukaniloko Birth Site in Wahiawa, Hawaii. The incident was reported shortly after 4 p.m., and multiple units of HFD were dispatched to the scene. The Fire’s Impact The fire, which sent clouds of smoke billowing into the … Read more

The island of Maui, Hawaii, has been ravaged by wildfires, resulting in a catastrophic loss of life and property. The fires, which began on August 8, 2023, have claimed at least 99 lives, making it the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in over a century. The death toll is expected to rise significantly as only … Read more

Tonight in Maui, you can add a sense of abandonment to the cascade of emotions sweeping over devastated communities. As survivors and residents learn more about warning sirens that never sounded, evacuations that never came, hydrants that nearly ran dry, and what may have been underestimations of the risk the island faced that day, anger … Read more