Gov. Green Touts Recovery as Two Year Mark of Maui Wildfire Approaches

Gov. Green touts recovery as two year mark of Maui wildfire approaches

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- As Hawaii approaches the two-year mark since the devastating Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires that ravaged Lahaina and parts of Kula, homes are beginning to take shape in the rebuilding process. As of Monday, the county reports that 275 homes are under construction. Nearly a third of the 1,500 structures in need of rebuilding have permits issued, with 42 of them completed. Maui council committee passes bill to phase out thousands…

Last Tongan to escape Lahaina fire comes back as Maui marks two years since deadly blaze

Vava Lapota, a Tongan town officer from Neiafu, Vavaʻu, who narrowly escaped Hawaiʻi’s deadly Lahaina wildfire in 2023, has returned to the devastated town two years after the tragedy that claimed 102 lives. Among the victims was a Tongan family of four—Fa’aoso Tone, Malui’fonua Tone, Salote Tone, and Tony Takafua—who perished in their vehicle near […] The post Last Tongan to escape Lahaina fire comes back as Maui marks two years since deadly bl…