A wildfire burned through the town of Lahaina on Aug. 8, 2023, causing loss of life, property and cultural landmarks. Hawaiʻi Public Radio continues to cover Maui's community efforts to heal and rebuild.
HPR's latest Maui fire stories
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The United States Postal Service has not been delivering mail to rebuilt homes in Lahaina following the 2023 wildfires. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, that policy has received widespread pushback from Lahaina homeowners and officials, and the postal service has responded.
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The Maui Wildfire Exposure Study tracked the urine of 1,400 Maui adults 6 to 18 months after the August 2023 wildfire, finding that the concentration of metals in some participants was substantially higher than those on the continental U.S. -
Maui Wildfire Exposure Study gets $6M in federal funding to extend post-fire health tracking to 2031Two grants from the National Institutes of Health will allow a critical post-wildfire University of Hawai'i study to continue and expand. -
Hawai’i's Congressional Delegation is calling for the U.S. Postal Service to reinstate home mail delivery for rebuilt Lahaina neighborhoods. -
Two high school football teams brought together by similar wildfire disasters played in a meaningful game on Maui. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol brings us the story. -
As Lahaina residents continue to navigate fire recovery, many are now faced with yet another challenge: getting their mail. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on the latest concerns with U.S. Postal Service policies in Lahaina. -
Three years after the wildfires that destroyed Lahaina and parts of upcountry Maui, nearly 600 homes have been rebuilt. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol walks us through what recovery is looking like. -
Lahaina’s Front Street is still missing its iconic storefronts three years after the deadly Maui wildfires. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.
