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FILE - A group of volunteers who sailed from Maalaea Bay, Maui, form an assembly line on Kaanapali Beach on Aug. 12, 2023, to unload donations from a boat. When

Heavy rainfall after a wildfire can greatly increase the risks of other dangers such as flash floods, debris flows, landslides and rockfalls. DOH reminds the public to avoid storm drainage and natural drainage channels due to rapid flowing waters.

The County of Maui is urging residents in a number of Upcountry areas, including Upper Kula and Kēōkea, to stop using tap water, effective immediately, while an unsafe water advisory remains in effect. Several structures in the Upper Kula area were destroyed by the Kula wildfire, causing the water system in the area to lose pressure. The loss of pressure may have allowed harmful contaminants, including benzene and other volatile organic chemicals, to enter the water system.

LAHAINA, Hawaii – Classrooms on Maui will have empty seats as students begin returning to school nearly two weeks after deadly brush fires broke out, consuming entire communities on the Hawaiian island.

The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii climbed to 115 as of Monday, according to a fatality update from the County of Maui.By far, all single-storey residential propert