Hawaii Tribune-Herald

In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.

Relief efforts for those impacted by the catastrophic wildfires on Maui include an airlift undertaken by Hawaii’s coffee growers — a coffee break, if you will, for first responders and others.

A contentious meeting regarding homeowners insurance for Puna residents and others was held Wednesday at the Hawaiian Shores Community Center.

WAILUKU, Maui — The week after devastating wildfires swept across Maui, Hokulani Holt walked to the center of a grassy courtyard about 12 miles from Lahaina, just over the island’s steep mountains.

There are 27 students with ties to Maui at the University of Hawaii who have been directly impacted by the deadly wildfires, according to UH President David Lassner.

One of the most important members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s search team on Maui is struggling with his boots.

LAHAINA, Maui — Shortly after the ignition of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, a developer of land around a threatened Maui community urgently asked state officials for permission to divert water from streams to fight the growing inferno.

Three hundred people gathered in Kona on Wednesday to discuss and analyze the problem of prison recidivism among former inmates.