Maui County Councilmember Tamara Paltin, who chairs the Disaster, Resilience, International Affairs, and Planning Committee, said she believes "it's toxic." "The arsenic, the asbestos, the lead.

Maui as a whole is an engine of Hawaii tourism, the state’s biggest industry. Maui received 2.9 million visitors in 2022, 31% of Hawaii’s total, and they spent $5.7 billion, according to the ...

The Lahaina fire in West Maui ignited as firefighters focused on the Upcountry fire. What happened next — the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century — left the historic town in ashes.

Purgason similarly said that the Maui scene is likely a “nightmare” for dogs to work in. “There’s going to be tons and tons of hazards: metal, sharp objects, broken glass,” he noted.

Maui experienced high winds from Hurricane Dora in the south while it was also grappling with a drought. Wildfires across the region have long been a concern.

Maui wildfire victims reach $4 billion settlement The parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year's Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement, a court filing said Friday ...

Authorities in Maui are investigating an explosion that rocked a grill area at The Whaler resort, injuring seven people and scattering debris across Kaanapali Beach.

The Maui disaster is now considered the worst in the U.S. over the past 100 years, surpassing the devastating fires in California of a few years ago.

Tourism accounts for nearly the entire Maui economy Last year, tourists spent more than $5.5 billion on Maui. The island typically gets upwards of 3 million visitors a year.

Lahaina Town, a section of Maui that was popular with tourists, was almost entirely destroyed in the recent wildfire. patrick t. fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Lifestyle Travel ...