Tag: Lāhainā
Struggling Maui residents now ‘pleading’ for tourists to return
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Locals are asking tourists to return to Maui after asking for space in the initial aftermath of the deadly...
Anger in Hawai’i over threat of land grabs after wildfire disaster
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
Fears are rife in Hawai'i of predatory land buying after the recent wildfires have left many locals homeless and...
Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires
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...
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
As recovery and humanitarian efforts ramp up in Hawai'i's Maui to help evacuees from the town of Lāhainā, there...
‘Everyone was in panic mode’: Lāhainā resident tells of wildfire escape
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
The death toll from the devastating wildfire that engulfed the historic beachside town of Lāhainā on the island of...
Lāhainā ‘completely wiped out’ – US declares Maui wildfires disaster as...
By Felix Walton, RNZ News reporter
A New Zealander on holiday in Maui says the wildfires devastating the Hawai'ian island are unlike anything he has...
