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Doves also were released during the emotional Kuhinia Maui paddle out at Hanakaʻōʻō Beach Park to mark the second anniversary ...

The bell had been part of Waiola Church, which burned down during the wildfires. But the flames left the bell unscathed.

The people of Maui have been through a lot, and still face a lot of challenges after two years of missteps and milestones.

Wildfires on Aug. 8, 2023, tragically claimed 102 lives, left two unaccounted for and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in Lahaina and Upcountry Maui. The Lahaina fire alone was one of the ...

Tanaka and their family arrived just after sunrise Friday at Hanaka‘o‘o Beach Park to participate in a paddle-out to honor ...

Hundreds of surfers and paddlers went out into the ocean at Hanaka‘ō‘ō Beach Park in honor and memory of the victims of the ...

While the community paused to remember the lives lost on this day two years ago, a key court hearing took place on Maui – one aimed at moving the massive settlement process forward.

LAHAINA >> Maui wildfire survivors Michele and Qiana Di Bari were able to move back to their Lahaina home last year, but they ...

LAHAINA, Maui (KHON2) — On Aug. 8, hundreds of people gathered to remember the devastating fires two years ago. ‘There is ...

The first surf school business returned to Lahaina just before the second anniversary of the tragic wildfires.

Maui is marking two years since the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina.