#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/11/2023 #2

A charred boat lies in the scorched waterfront after wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui’s city of Lahaina, HI.

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Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed at least 55 people. Instead, officials sent alerts to mobile phones, televisions and radio stations. But widespread power and cellular outages may have limited their reach. Hawaii boasts what the state describes as the largest integrated outdoor all-hazard public safety warning system in the world. But many of survivors said in interviews Thursday that they didn’t hear any sirens or receive a warning that gave them enough time to prepare. They only realized they were in danger when they saw flames or heard explosions nearby. The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster since a 1960 tsunami.

Doesn’t make sense to have sirens if they aren’t used. 2023 Lahaina Fire #Fire2023LahainaHI MjL

#3 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/14/2023 #2

Lahaina, HI • Melted beer bottles in the back of a burnt-out truck after the Maui wildfires. It takes between 1200°F and 1250°F to bend glass.

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#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/15/2023 #2

Burnt trees and cars and the ruins of houses are what is left after fire raged through the town of Lahaina, in the west of the island of Maui in Hawaii. At least 93 people were killed in wildfires on the island, the largest natural disaster in Hawaii’s history.

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#6 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/21/2023 #2

Honolulu, Hawaii • Surfers at Kuhio beach throw flowers into the water during a community paddle-out, organised by the nonprofit organisation Na Kama Kai, for those affected by the Maui wildfires. I admit to cynicism regarding the value of this gesture.

I would say they are more sincere than Korn Pop though. 2023 Lahaina Fire #Fire2023LahainaHI MjL

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#8 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/09/2024 #3

Family and friends of loved ones who perished in the Lahaina wildfire gathered for the unveiling of the Lahaina Tear Drop Memorial. A teardrop-shaped sculpture was unveiled and lit up Wednesday night, ahead of the one-year mark since the deadly wildfires in August 2023.

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#9 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 10/06/2024 #2

Sparks from a re-energized broken power line are to blame for the Lahaina Fire that killed 102 people on the Hawaiian island of Maui in August of 2023, according to findings on a joint investigation into the wildfire, which is one of the United States’ deadliest in the past century. “The origin and cause of the Lahaina Fire is clear: The re-energization of broken power lines caused sparks that ignited unmaintained vegetation in the area,” Maui Fire Chief Bradford Ventura told reporters during a press conference Wednesday announcing the report’s findings.

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#10 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/08/2025 #19

In 2023, a series of wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, destroying the town of Lahaina and killing more than 100 people. #Fire2023LahainaHI

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