WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Strong wind and heavy rain forced multiple closures and opened emergency shelters on Maui on Thursday. The county’s Emergency Operations Center was activated around 6:45 a.m.

Helmed by Tokyo-born chef Kiyokuni “Kiyo” Ikeda, Komo pays tribute to time-honored techniques with a Maui twist.

"Overall, we think it was a realistic and reasonable outcome, and it's going to just be a critical step to getting money into the hands of victims sooner than later." ...

Since the deadly 2023 Lahaina Fire in Hawaii's Maui County, the town has yet to be rebuilt. Hawaii Rep. Elle Cochran spoke to ...

Her friend Jillina Carlano tried, urging caution with the heavy luggage, backpack and two shopping bags Yip had around her ...

Jason Pelaez, architect and project manager for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Kilohana group housing site in ...

Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the recent deadly fires around Los Angeles about 35 times more likely to occur, an ...

A Maui County-commissioned report on improvements needed at the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), made public last ...

As our friends, now survivors, started to think about next steps, we passed along what Lahaina survivors have taught us about ...

After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong ...

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands plans to drill two wells on a North Kona hillside with the intent of providing potable ...

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz announced that Hawaii will receive nearly $9.8 million dollars in new federal funding from FEMA to ...