NEW YORK -- The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames.

Firefighters in Maui are battling a brush fire burning above Kaanapali, Hawaii, on Monday. The fire is near the old Sugar ...

The devastation wreaked by the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire at the Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday, Aug. 16 ...

LAHAINA >> An estimated 1,000 people gathered at Maui’s Hanaka’o’o Beach Park this morning to join or witness the second ...

Despite Maui receiving $1.6 billion in federal aid, Uechi said it is critical that vulnerable survivors don’t fall behind, as ...

The strength of community and the dedication of first responders were highlighted Friday on the two-year anniversary of the ...

Nonnative and fire-prone grass species, such as buffel or guinea grass, continue to be an issue on the island, and there’s ...

Deaths by suicide and drug overdose significantly increased in the aftermath of the August 2023 Maui wildfire, according to a ...

The police forensic team has determined that nothing more can be done to separate and identify the last partial remains.

COURTESY MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Flowers are tossed from a tour boat during this morning’s paddle-out at Lahaina’s Hanaka’o’o Beach Park to mark the two-year anniversary of the ...

Suicides and overdose deaths skyrocketed 97% on Maui immediately after the August 2023 wildfires and simultaneously increased ...