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WAILUKU — Due to low surface water flow and lack of rainfall amid drought conditions, the County of Maui Department of Water Supply (DWS) is advancing the Sta

Below-average rainfall on a large scale could increase the risk for “out-of-season” brush fires during Hawaii’s wet season, which began this month and run

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KULA — The fires on Aug. 8th and 9th, which reduced Lahaina Town to ashes, also did significant damage to homes Upcountry. This was especially true in Kula, w

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina…

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina…

Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house from a different blaze 24 miles away in Kula.

Hours before fires largely destroyed the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents of another part of Maui were trying to stop flames reaching their homes despite a frustrating loss of pressure in their water system. Officials say when electricity was knocked out, the lack of backup power for pumps seriously hindered firefighting efforts in Kula. The scale of damage and loss was far smaller than in Lahaina, where at least 97 people died. But Kulas experience highlighted a vulnerability that e...

Hours before fires largely destroyed the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents of another part of Maui were trying to stop flames reaching their homes despite a frustrating loss of pressure in their water system. Officials say when electricity was knocked out, the lack of backup power for pumps seriously hindered firefighting efforts in Kula. The scale of damage and loss was far smaller than in Lahaina, where at least 97 people died. But Kulas experience highlighted a vulnerability that e...

Hours before fires largely destroyed the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents of another part of Maui were trying to stop flames reaching their homes despite a frustrating loss of pressure in their water system. Officials say when electricity was knocked out, the lack of backup power for pumps seriously hindered firefighting efforts in Kula. The scale of damage and loss was far smaller than in Lahaina, where at least 97 people died. But Kulas experience highlighted a vulnerability that e...