Dead body found in wheel well of United plane from Chicago to Maui – Press Enterprise
KAHULUI, Hawaii — Maui police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Maui, the airline and…
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Lawmakers jet set to Maui and Asia to discuss energy, transportation for California
This is the season for California lawmakers to travel across the globe, some to lush beachside resorts with schmoozing lobbyists, at no cost of their own. A hand-selected group of…
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She Died Weeks After Fleeing The Maui Wildfire. Her Family Fought To Have Her Listed As A Victim.
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Sharlene Rabang and her calico cat fled the wildfire that destroyed her town on Maui and arrived at a family home on another Hawaii island after…
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UCLA loses another tight game to Gonzaga at Maui Invitational – Press Enterprise
By KALANI TAKASE The Associated Press HONOLULU — Anton Watson scored a career-high 32 points on nearly perfect shooting and No. 11 Gonzaga held off UCLA, 69-65, on Wednesday night…
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Newport Beach restaurant raises $70,000 for Maui fire victims – Orange County Register
On Sept. 17, the Winery Restaurant and Wine Bar hosted a fundraiser to help victims of the Maui firestorm, one of the worst wildfires in American history. The Newport Beach…
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Maui Fire Death Toll Drops to 97 After Weeks of DNA Review
The authorities announced on Friday that they currently believe 97 people died in the Maui wildfire instead of the 115 fatalities they had been reporting for weeks, a surprising development…
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What to know if you’re traveling to Maui after the wildfires
Tourists were initially urged to stay away from the Hawaiian island of Maui in the immediate wake of a wildfire that killed at least 115 people and devastated the historic…
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Californians bring fire forensic expertise to Maui search
After recovery comes identification. With new rapid DNA technology, investigators no longer have to send all their material to labs with sophisticated equipment, highly skilled technical operators and huge backlogs…
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After Hawaii wildfire, Maui courts tourists — with caveats
KIHEI, Hawaii — The line at Paia Fish Market usually extends so far down the main drag that staffers can’t see the end of it through their front window. But that…
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Will the Maui fire speed exodus from Hawaii to the mainland?
Since the Lahaina fire incinerated her apartment, Tatiana Kamelamela-Liua has been at a crossroads. A lifelong inhabitant of the islands who is of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage, she…
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Maui firefighters left before blaze plowed through Lahaina
LAHAINA, Hawaii — In the first hours of what would become the Maui firestorm, firefighters had a fateful choice. After responding to an initial small fire on the edge of town…
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After Lahaina fire, 16 relatives crowd into one Maui house
WAIKAPU GARDENS, Hawaii — The 4-year-old girl sat in the center of the living room chaos, jamming two empty crayon boxes together. “It’s going to be a house,” whispered Keona Valiente,…
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Maui Knew Dangerous Wildfires Had Become Inevitable. It Still Wasn’t Ready.
It was the firestorm that wildfire experts and residents on Maui had warned about for years — a blaze fueled by hurricane winds roaring through untamed grasses and into a…
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Maui fire exposes island’s shocking lack of preparation
The fire that raged through West Maui last week — leveling a historic community and killing more than 100 people — has exposed major weaknesses in the island’s preparations for…
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The Maui fires will cost billions. But Big Oil won’t pay a cent
Maui faces devastating economic costs beyond its intolerable human loss and suffering from recent wildfires. Scorched homes and businesses reduced to rubble won’t be rebuilt quickly; cleaning up their remnants,…
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Los Angeles pro sports teams donate $450,000 to Maui fire relief
Chargers safety Alohi Gilman has spent the past couple of weeks at training camp in Costa Mesa, but his thoughts have been thousands of miles away. He was born and…
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Riverside-based Harvest aims to support its Maui church after fire – Press Enterprise
As Maui begins to recover from the deadly wildfire, the Riverside-based Harvest Church is working to help its satellite church on the island through fundraising and other efforts. The church’s…
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Kai Lenny, other Hawaiian athletes helping Maui fire victims
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane’s upcoming Bellator women’s flyweight championship fight was announced Aug. 9, and it should have been an exciting moment for the Honolulu native who lives and trains in San…
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Meet Olivia and Mazie, OCFA-sponsored search-and-rescue dogs aiding in Maui – Press Enterprise
Olivia and Mazie, a pair of experienced detection dogs from the Orange County-based Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 5, have journeyed to Maui along with their local handlers to…
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As Maui burns, Biden demands another $24 billion…for Ukraine! – Press Enterprise
I am not a big fan of federal government disaster relief. Too much of the time the money never gets to those who need it most, and too often Washington’s…
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