Tag: Lāhainā
Native Hawai’ian official blames wildfires on colonisation, climate change
RNZ Pacific
The board chair of the Office of Hawai’ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation.
Carmen Lindsey...
Anger over failure of sirens to go off as wildfire swept through Lāhainā
By Finau Fonua
As recovery and humanitarian efforts ramp up in Hawai’i’s Maui to help evacuees from the town of Lāhainā, there is frustration among...
‘Everyone was in panic mode’: Lāhainā resident tells of wildfire escape
By Finau Fonua
The death toll from the devastating wildfire that engulfed the historic beachside town of Lāhainā on the island of Maui in Hawai’i,...
Lāhainā ‘completely wiped out’ – US declares Maui wildfires disaster as toll tops 53
By Felix Walton
A New Zealander on holiday in Maui says the wildfires devastating the Hawai’ian island are unlike anything he has seen before.
Deadly wildfires...