Latest Breaking News On - Of lahaina on maui - Page 3 : comparemela.com

Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 23:28:00

finally from maui despite the destruction, dana griffin shows us how the spirit of aloha, love, and compassion remains strong in hawaii. reporter: beneath the ash and debris in the town of lahaina on maui s west coast, a history rich with culture now lays buried. lahaina is often characterized as a tourist destination, but its historical and cultural significance runs deep. reporter: this man s family has lived on maui for seseven generations. what s the cultural significance of lahaina? it s like walking through the colonial and capitalist history of hawaii starting from royalty to whaling to sandalwood. reporter: lahaina, which means cruel sun, was the original capital of the hawaiian kingdom made so by king kamehameha who united the island

Of lahaina on mauiDana griffinStill standing is lahainaHistory rich with culture nowTourist destinationWest coastHistory of hawaiiCruel sunHawaiian kingdom made so

Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 23:00:45

Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 23:00:45
archive.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archive.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

Death tollOf lahaina on maui

Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 23:02:00

threatening to sue police and also revealed his wife s health battle. amid the destruction on maui, the beloved landmark still standing. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. in maui tonight, residents and survivors of this week s deadly firestorm are being allowed to return to the scorched neighborhoods they called home to see what is left, but warned by hawaii s governor to brace for the worst. many residents of lahaina after making harrowing escapes from the advancing flames asking the tough questions tonight, why there were no warning sirens before flames consumed everything around them. the official death toll at 59 tonight, but officials acknowledge, it will go significantly higher, especially as searchers get inside burned out homes. tonight, the lahaina fire is largely contained, and power and cell service are slowly coming back to life. in a moment, my interview with hawaii s governor about concerns over

Of lahaina on mauiLester holtNbc nightly newsHealth battleStill standingStill standing is lahainaDeath tollLahaina fire

Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 23:03:00

warnings, but first our team standing by in maui. tom llamas leads off our coverage tonight and joining us with breaking news. reporter: lester, we just learned maui and hawaii emergency management did not sound off those sirens, which could have let residents know danger was approaching. alerts did go out via phones and on broadcast tv and radio, but we just got back from flying over lahaina, and i can tell you, once that fire hit, there was almost no escape. tonight, the return to lahaina, residents allowed back in, and we saw from the skies above the shock that awaits them. even at 400 feet in the air, you can still smell the smoke days later, and you look down, and you can t make out what you re seeing. it looks to be a town that once existed, but nearly every building, every house, every car scorched completely

U sOf lahaina on mauiTom llamasBreaking newsTeam standingEmergency managementBroadcast tvGo out via phonesOver lahainaFire hitThe return to lahainaWhite house

Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 23:08:00

the missing while some fear it may be as high as a thousand. a stream of pleas cry out on social media, mothers, fathers, children, desperate to find loved ones. in my mind is do i just go over there and find my dad because no one else is. reporter: from california, kimberly boone is waiting for any word about her father, 79-year-old shadow hasn t been seen since the flames overtook his neighborhood. for days to go by, those numbers are going to go up, and if he did get evacuated, where did he get evacuated to? there s no information regarding that. reporter: jason says his mother is also unaccounted for. my plan is to get on a plane and fly out there and find out what the heck is going on. reporter: yvonne hasn t responded to the urgent calls from loved ones, a maui resident of 20 years, she lived in the heart of lahaina.

Loved onesPleas cry out on social mediaA thousandShadow hasn tKimberly booneNo one elseOf lahaina on mauiOf lahainaYvonne hasn t