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'Nothing left': Future unclear for Hawaii residents who lost it all in fire

The fire that tore across a coastal Maui town and caught many by surprise has already claimed dozens of lives and burned more than 1,000 buildings

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Hawaii fires: Lahaina’s beloved 150-year-old banyan tree hit by wildfire

For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town’s historic Front Street served as a gathering place

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Collin Morikawa has roots in Lahaina. He’s pledging $1,000 per birdie for Hawaii fires relief

Collin Morikawa is pledging $1,000 for every birdie he makes the next three PGA Tour events to help with relief for the deadly fires in Hawaii

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Collin Morikawa has roots in Lahaina. He's pledging $1,000 per birdie for Hawaii fires relief

Collin Morikawa is pledging $1,000 for every birdie he makes the next three PGA Tour events to help with relief for the deadly fires in Hawaii

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government's initial response when disasters strike islands

Wildfires destroyed the Hawaiian tourist town of Lahaina on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving many of its roughly 13,000 residents homeless. Fires also burned in other areas on Maui, Hawaii’s second-largest island, and its Big Island. President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration on Aug. 10, which authorizes federal…

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2023

Photos: 'Whole town went and dissolved into ashes,' Hawaii lieutenant governor says

In Maui, a fast-moving wildfire decimated the town of Lahaina. Historical losses includes one of the largest banyan trees in the U.S.

WEKU · Aug 10, 2023

‘Heartbeat of Lahaina Town’: wildfire chars beloved 150-year-old banyan tree

Unprecedented wildfires raged through Hawaii’s Maui island, also claiming tree described as the largest banyan in the US

The Guardian - US · Aug 10, 2023

Morning Mail: Hawaii wildfires declared major disaster, activist says police pulled gun on him, World Cup fever grows

Warnings Hawaii wildfires death toll could rise, Matilda’s World Cup quarter-final looms large, climate activist says police pulled him over at gunpoint

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2023

‘It’s gone forever’: Wildfires ravage town at heart of Hawaiian culture

Large parts of Lahania, the former capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, have been left in ashes as the Maui fires burn.

Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2023

Ring by ring, majestic banyan tree in heart of fire-scorched Lahaina chronicles 150 years of history

For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town’s historic Front Street served as a gathering place

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023