Six people are in stable condition following the hard landing of a flight at Kahului Airport on Saturday afternoon, police confirmed. Transportation officials tell Maui Now the hard landing involved an American Airlines flight.
With many travelers leaving West Maui amid the disastrous wildfires first reported on Aug. 8, the overflow of rental vehicles are piling up again around the Kahului Airport.
This time around, government leaders are choosing their words carefully to prevent unwanted economic impacts for the rest of the island and the state.
A mass bus evacuation for visitors will be staged at Sheraton Maui Resort in Kāʻanapali this afternoon and take visitors directly to Kahului Airport. Five County of Maui buses, each with a capacity of 49 people, and five Polynesian Adventure Tours buses, each with a capacity of 50, will provide the transportation, with the first wave of buses scheduled for around 4 p.m.