MiBaWi - Michael Barthel<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/LahainaFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LahainaFire</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Maui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maui</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/MauiFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MauiFires</span></a> <br>Authorities on Wednesday revealed the cause and origin of the <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Lahaina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lahaina</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> disaster that claimed the lives of 102 people, pointing to the reenergization of broken power lines that created sparks, igniting unmaintained vegetation in the area</p><p><a href="https://www.mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=15840" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.asp</span><span class="invisible">x?AID=15840</span></a></p>
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5 ways Hawaii is trying to prevent the next deadly fire | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
> LAHAINA >> A year ago, the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century took 102 lives on the island of Maui, leaving the historic town of Lahaina in ashes and spurring a series of investigations into what could have been done to better prepare for such a disaster.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 5 ways Hawaii is trying to prevent the next deadly fire | Honolulu Star-AdvertiserLAHAINA >> A year ago, the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century took 102 lives on the island of Maui, leaving the historic town of Lahaina in ashes and spurring a series of investigations into what could have been done to better prepare for such a disaster.
Maui victims reach $4B global settlement after wildfires | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
> A $4 billion global settlement has been reached over liability for the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires in hundreds of lawsuits filed against Hawaiian Electric, Maui County, the state, large landowners and other defendants.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Maui victims reach $4B global settlement after wildfires | Honolulu Star-AdvertiserA $4 billion global settlement has been reached over liability for the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires in hundreds of lawsuits filed against Hawaiian Electric, Maui County, the state, large landowners and other defendants.
Maui wildfire victims sue insurers over proposed $4B settlement | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
> A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims have sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Maui wildfire victims sue insurers over proposed $4B settlement | Honolulu Star-AdvertiserA half-dozen Maui wildfire victims have sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims.
Well, this sets the *minimum* monetary cost of the fires...
Report: HECO, others agree to $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
> Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc and other defendants in lawsuits over the Maui wildfires have tentatively agreed to pay more than $4 billion in settlement amount, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · ‘Mainland parties’ holding up $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement, Green says | Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAn all-encompassing settlement of litigation over the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires remained tentative this morning but is being complicated by the proposed distribution of settlement proceeds.
A Number Of Investigations Have Been Launched Into The Maui Fires. Here's Where They're At - Honolulu Civil Beat
The fires killed at least 101 people and destroyed nearly 2,000 structures, displacing thousands of people.
Fire victims have filed more than 70 lawsuits against defendants including the State of Hawaii, Maui County, Spectrum, Hawaiian Telcom, Kamehameha Schools and Hawaiian Electric Industries and its subsidiaries. #mauifires #maui #lahainistrong
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/a-number-of-investigations-have-been-launched-into-the-maui-fires-heres-where-theyre-at/
Honolulu Civil Beat · A Number Of Investigations Have Been Launched Into The Maui Fires. Here’s Where They’re At
9 takeaways from Maui police report on Aug. 8 inferno
> Six months after a firestorm destroyed Lahaina, a detailed report on the tragedy reveals that a large number of victims died along a single street — a stark indication of the ferocity of the blaze that swept through the historic island town, killing 100 people.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser9 takeaways from Maui police report on Aug. 8 infernoSix months after a firestorm destroyed Lahaina, a detailed report on the tragedy reveals that a large number of victims died along a single street — a stark indication of the ferocity of the blaze that swept through the historic island town, killing 100 people.
“6 months after the deadliest American fire in more than a century, almost 5,000 people are still in emergency hotel accommodation in West Maui, struggling to grieve & navigate the labyrinth of post-disaster bureaucracy amid throngs of tourists” #MauiFires https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/08/maui-wildfire-six-months-later-housing
The Guardian · Six months after Maui wildfire, 5,000 survivors still stranded: ‘We’re tired of broken promises’
Gift link Washinton Post: An overlooked Maui community realizes ‘no one is coming to save you’
The Washington Post · An overlooked Maui community realizes ‘no one is coming to save you’
From BBC.com: Revealed: Mistakes that blocked Maui wildfire escape routes
BBC NewsRevealed: Mistakes that blocked Maui wildfire escape routesA BBC investigation reveals confusion between officials as an inferno destroyed the town of Lahaina.
This is a troubling story, deeply reported by Ava Sasani for my #climate section at Vox.
A detail that’s stuck w/me: One teacher has placed blackout curtains in her classroom window to block the view of the charred schoolyard where Kona winds threaten to stir up ash and ultra fine particles.
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/11/1/23940322/lahaina-wild-fire-schools-toxic-waste-cleanup
Vox · Lahaina kids go back to school, raising fears of toxic ash from fires
#Maui police released body camera footage from the three #wildfires that occurred on Maui in #Lahaina, #Kula and #Kīhei on Aug. 8, 2023.
| Pacific Whale Foundation’s 2025 virtual Race for Whales returns this SeptemberPacific Whale Foundation’s 2025 virtual Race for Whales returns this September | Maui NowThe Pacific Whale Foundation hosts "Race for Whales" on Sept. 1, a virtual endurance challenge supporting the organization’s vital programs in research, education, conservation and outreach. Whether you walk, run, bike, paddle, swim, or hike, every mile helps protect whales, dolphins and marine ecosystems.
From the Los Angeles Times: After the Maui fire, some Hawaiians rethink aloha spirit. Is it for tourists, family, everyone?
Los Angeles Times · After Maui fire, some Hawaiians are out of aloha for tourists
From WTOP.com: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents’ terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape NOTE: Emotionally Triggering for some individuals.
WTOP News · 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents’ terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape
How rumors and conspiracy theories got in the way of Maui's fire recovery by #NPR
Tourists on Maui are stealing supplies from Hawaiian survivors and asking for directions 'to go see the ashes' as we Native Hawaiians are struggling to survive the disaster and grieve. Don't come. #Hawaii #Mauifires