A community that proved its mettle throughout the devastating Aug. 8 fire that wiped out historic Lahaina town took a significant step forward together during the Ho‘ulu Lahaina Unity Gathering.
LAHAINA (Island News) Community showed up in the early morning for the ‘Unity Walk’ in Lahaina Saturday. The route covered nearly 3 miles along the Lahaina Bypass and ended at
At the end of a nearly four-mile walk, community organizer Archie Kalepa addressed a crowd gathered at Launiupoko saying, “The depth of our grief and the warmth of our aloha is overwhelming. Today marks a different kind of point in the history of this place.”
The day after the Maui wildfire, 911 calls didn’t stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and tourists trapped without food or water lighted up emergency lines.
The recordings show how first responders and emergency dispatchers many of whom had already worked long hours during what was likely the most harrowing experience of their lives continued to be hindered by limited staffing