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Second Kona low storm showed flood risks in Lahaina’s fire-bared landscape
Residents say more a new flood control project and better stormwater management is sorely needed.
MEMA upgrades to evacuation Warning for ʻĪao Valley, Wailuku River areas due to flood threat
Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) at 4:49 p.m. today, March 21, 2026, UPGRADED advisories to evacuation WARNINGS for some ʻĪao Valley and Wailuku River areas due to flood risk. Warnings and advisories are NOT mandatory evacuation orders.
Hawaiʻi National Guard activates 200 members to support kona storm flood response
The Hawai‘i National Guard has activated about 200 Soldiers and Airmen to support all counties during the current kona low storm. On Maui, the Guard assisted with medical transport from a Kula medical center after it sustained water damage.
Maui County severe weather impacts — final update, Feb. 9
The County of Maui issued a final update at 5 p.m. in response to the severe weather that has impacted Maui County. The high wind and rain event resulted in multiple traffic advisories.
Honuaʻula continues to stir controversy over South Maui’s future development
Maui County Council’s 5-4 vote to finalize amendments to the Honuaʻula master-planned community project has reignited a debate over the project’s long-term impacts on South Maui.
Lahaina community meeting on fire hazard mitigation to be held June 16
The County of Maui will hold a meeting for the Lahaina community on fire prevention, mitigation and evacuation planning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2025, at the Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School cafeteria.
Long-awaited greenway moving forward with potential as Lahaina evacuation route; but project still years away
The West Maui Greenway, which also could be used for evacuations during emergencies, received a $15.4 million federal grant in January that the county has nine years to use.
Hawaiʻi AG releases third and ‘Final Forward-Looking Report’ on Lahaina wildfire
Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez has released the final, forward-looking report for the Department of the Attorney General’s investigation into official government response to the Lahaina wildfire in August 2023. The disaster claimed the lives of at least 102 people, destroyed more than 2,000 structures and left thousands homeless.
Molokaʻi brush fire burns 80 acres, damages small shack and abandoned vehicle
A brush fire burned 80 acres on Molokaʻi before it was fully contained at around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday. The fire was first reported at 10:25 a.m. on Sept. 24, 2024 in the area of Naiwa St., south of the Molokaʻi Airport. Fire officials say one small shack was damaged and an abandoned vehicle burned in the fire. The value of damages has not yet been determined.
Investigation into Nine Separate Fires in Kahikinui
Fire officials say crews were initially called to reports of nine separate fires between miles 23 and 27 along the Piʻilani Highway just before midnight (at 11:58 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020). Maui Fire Services Chief Rylan Yatsushiro said all but three are 100% contained.
Maui Fire Crews Continue to Battle Brush Fire in Kahikinui
Maui fire crews remain on the scene of a brush fire in the remote Kahikinui area of Maui that forced evacuations overnight and a road closure. The Piʻilani Highway from Mile 22 to 28 remained closed this morning while crews continue firefighting efforts.
Wailea Fire 100% Contained
A Maui brush fire that blackened 200 acres and triggered an evacuation of Wailea hotel guests and residents is now 100% contained.
BREAKING: Maui Police Respond to Fugitive Barricade Situation in Wailuku
A man, described by Maui police as a wanted fugitive, surrendered to authorities without further incident this afternoon.
Volcano Update: Explosion Releases Ash 15,000 Ft High, 4.5 Earthquake Overnight
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that an ash eruption at Kīlauea summit occurred overnight at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
Number of Residents Seeking Shelter Rises, New Fissure Emerges
An new fissure opened up this morning in Lanipuna Gardens Subdivision between fissure 15 and 16, bringing the total to 19 at the East Rift Zone eruption.
Pā‘ia Brush Fire Considered Suspicious, Homes Threatened
Neighbors reported seeing kids running from the open field just before the fire broke out. The fire was stopped about 10-feet short of the home on Ulumau Place
VIDEO: Maalaea Boats and Business Hit Bottom Friday
Boats and business hit bottom early Friday morning when the tsunami hit Maalaea Boat Harbor on Maui.
Signs Posted at Nearshore Waters in Kahului, Paukukalo and Napili
The tsunami warning event on Saturday resulted in sewage spills to the ocean at three locations. Officials with the County of Maui identified the specific areas where the public should avoid the ocean until results of bacteriological tests are complete. They are: Kahului (the ocean fronting Hale Nanea and some of the drainage ditches near […]
UH-BYU Men’s Volleyball Match on Maui Rescheduled for Monday on Oahu
Saturday’s University of Hawai‘i-BYU men’s volleyball match has been rescheduled for Monday at the Stan Sheriff Center. First serve is 6:00 p.m. The game, originally scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at a sold-out War Memorial Gym in Maui, was postponed due to the tsunami warning issued on the Hawaiian Islands. The match will instead […]
Start up of Pump Stations Cause Sewage Spills
“In the face of warnings that the tsunami could be significant we made the difficult decision of shutting down wastewater pump stations in low lying areas and water service to those in these same areas,” said Dave Taylor, Chief of the County’s wastewater division. “We realized that if large enough waves impacted our pump stations […]
