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The Hawaii Department of Education continues to be pressed to address community concerns around fire preparedness and health precautions at Lahaina’s reopened school campuses, including the lack of transport at Lahainaluna High if a mass evacuation was required. The issue was raised Thursday, as the House Working Group on Schools heard public comment on its draft […]

Newly-released 911 calls show residents in greater Lahaina calling in a fire during the 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. hours of Aug. 8. The origin of the fire is thought

Lahainaʻs four public schools will be closed on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, out of an abundance of caution due to the Red Flag Warning in effect for all leeward areas of the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaii State Department of Education is shutting down Lahaina public schools on Monday, Nov. 6.

Officials were concerned about a high-wind advisory in effect for the eastern islands, with winds strengthening statewide overnight and gusts of up to 50 mph possible through today.

“Schools have emergency preparedness plans in place and the Department of Education will continue to work closely with state and county emergency officials to monitor the situation,” according to a statement.

Officers try to mobilize people to leave and cope with a rapidly changing scene. One officer watches his own house burn.

Lahaina’s wildfire was the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. Now the community is grappling with the botched response as it tries to rebuild. Carolyn Kormann reports.

Many families are pushing for a K-12 alternative that would distance students from the burn zone.

Throughout last week’s staggered return to Lahaina schools, the excitement was palpable — a beacon of energizing hope after so much tragedy since the Aug. 8 wildfires.