The Latest Breaking News from Hawaii

Hawaii’s politicians are trying to get tourists back after deadly fires

Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz claimed "furloughs and layoffs" were underway due to tourists staying home after the state's deadly wildfires.

Fortune · Aug 25, 2023

Maui officials release 388 names of people unaccounted for in Maui fire

The names were released after Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the FBI was working to "un-duplicate" people who were reported missing.

WEKU · Aug 25, 2023

Maui County sues Hawaii power company for negligence leading to fires

The Hawaiian Electric company is said to have failed to shut off power despite a recent drought and high winds.

Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023

Maui County sues Hawaiian Electric Co. for damages from disastrous fires

The civil suit filed Thursday seeks a jury trial and "punitive and exemplary damages" to recoup costs and loss of revenue from the deadly wildfires.

WEKU · Aug 25, 2023

Nexstar’s KHON2 Raises $1.187M for Hawaii Wildfire Relief Efforts

KLAS-TV in Las Vegas raised an additional $134,253 and the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation donated $20,000 to the effort

TV Tech · Aug 24, 2023

Week 0 Mountain West Football Odds, Picks, Predictions

Week 0 Mountain West Football Odds, Picks, Predictions Staff picks for the opener Contact/Follow @MWCwire Who are we taking this week College football is back with a mini-slate of games with Week 0 kicking off this Saturday. There are three Mountain ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 24, 2023

Hawaii vs. Vanderbilt: Game Preview, How To Watch, Stream, Odds

Hawaii vs. Vanderbilt: Game Preview, How To Watch, Stream, Odds Warriors travel to the SEC Contact/Follow @MWCwire Can't be worse than last year. On August 8th the town of Lahaina, Maui was destroyed by the most devastating and deadly wildfire in ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 24, 2023

NCIS: Hawai'i Shares A Surprising Connection With Hawaii Five-0, But It Makes Total Sense

The two Hawaii shows have something unexpected in common!

Cinemablend · Aug 24, 2023

Bushfires focus public attention on climate change for months, but it's different for storms and floods

As the world warms and the climate changes, people are experiencing more frequent and intense extreme weather events. Just this year, heatwaves blasted southern Europe, the United States and China; wildfires lit up Greece, Canada and Maui in Hawaii; and winter storms froze large parts of the US.

The Conversation · Aug 24, 2023

Fire renews Maui stream water rights tension in longtime conflict over sacred Hawaiian resource

During 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 stream water to help fight the growing inferno

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023