Three generations taken by flames: What the wildfire stole from one Maui family
New York Times: A family trying to flee deadly wildfire ran into impossible challenges.
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New York Times: A family trying to flee deadly wildfire ran into impossible challenges.
The nation’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century gave almost no time for Lahaina residents to flee. Friends and family tried to save one another, but some ran into impossible challenges on Maui.
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The wind had never felt so fierce. Folau Tone steadied himself as a gale whipped through his street in Lahaina. Trying to nail down the rattling tin roof on his family’s home, he gave up as fragments were stripped away. In West Maui, power lines were crashing down, and the electricity was out across a large swath of the island. Outdoor furniture and debris were flung across yards. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Folau’s wife had already left for her j
The wave of young adults that came to Maui in the 1970s to staff the blossoming visitor industry of the time was a vibrant and energetic group that would com
Maui Obituaries for the week ending Apr. 16, 2023. May they rest in peace.