The U.S. Drought Monitor showing drought conditions in Hawaii as of August 8, 2023, The typical area burned by wildfires in Hawaii has increased in recent decades, almost quadrupling. Experts have blamed the increase on the spread of nonnative vegetation and hotter, drier weather due to climate change. [22]During the 2010s and early 2020s, Clay Trauernicht, a botanist and fire scientist at the ...

Aug 8, 2024 · Thursday marks one year since the start of the devastating wildfires in West Maui that left 100 people dead or missing, destroyed thousands of structures and parched the local landscape. The historic town of Lahaina, the former capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, was damaged beyond recognition in the weeklong series of fires.

Feb 10, 2025 · Maui wildfires of 2023, a series of wildfires that burned parts of the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii in August 2023. The fires, which began on August 8, struck hardest the historic resort town of Lahaina, on Maui’s western peninsula, reducing most of …

Wildfires fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings on the Hawaiian island of Maui, in the deadliest blaze in the U.S. in years. (Bosco Jr Bae via AP) The burnt wildfire wreckage of a boat is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Aug 8, 2024 · New satellite images show the scale of damage almost one year after deadly wildfires ripped through the historic West Maui town Lahaina — but also show signs of a community gradually recovering.

Aug 14, 2023 · Hawaiian officials are braced for a significant rise in the death toll from the fast-spreading wildfires, which caused devastation on the island of Maui and destroyed most of the historic town of...

Sep 13, 2024 · Some queries have focused on a small, wind-whipped fire sparked by downed power lines early on Aug. 8. Firefighters declared it extinguished, but the blaze appears to have flared up hours later and turned into an inferno.

Aug 15, 2023 · Catastrophic wildfires have scorched Maui, killing dozens of people and destroying most of the historic town of Lahaina. Follow here for live updates.

Aug 17, 2023 · A statement from Maui County, Hawaii said that by late Tuesday, crews with cadaver dogs had searched 32% of the area devastated by a massive wildfire last week. (Aug. 16) Footage has emerged as key evidence pointing to fallen utility lines as the possible cause of the deadly Maui wildfire. (August 15) (AP video/Haven Daley)

1 day ago · MAUI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- During a press conference on Friday, state leaders announced they made the first $1.5 million payment for a wrongful death claim from the Lahaina wildfire. Gov. Josh ...