Transport of Lahaina Wildfire Debris Begins, What You Need to Know

One Year After a Devastating Fire, Lahaina's 151-Year-Old Banyan Tree Is Healing

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The Struggle to Rebuild Lahaina: Where Is Recovery Two Years After the Fires? - Non Profit News

Image credit: Napili Kapalua on Flickr On August 8, 2023, a massive wildfire tore through Lahaina, a town of 12,900 people on the island of Maui in Hawaiʻi. Fanned by hurricane winds and fueled by dry, unmanaged grassland, the fire devastated our town, destroying historic cultural sites and burning 2,170 acres of land. The fire took the lives of at least 102 people, while destroying over 2,200 structures and causing $5.5 billion in property dama…

Transport of Lahaina wildfire debris begins, what you need to know

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See A Birds-Eye View Of Maui’s Massive Fire Debris Transfer

County officials and residents said the first day of hauling went smoothly, but the enormous project is just getting started.

Crews begin transfer of Lahaina wildfire debris to permanent disposal site

About 50 trucks with “Lahaina Wildfire Debris” decals will make four roundtrips every day for five months.

Lahaina wildfire debris moves to final disposal site nearly 2 years after deadly fire

LAHIANA, Hawaii – Nearly two years after a wind-whipped wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui destroyed whole neighborhoods in Lahiana, dump trunks began moving about 400,000 tons of debris to the final disposal site this week.This step comes as evacuations were lifted on the other side of the island due to another brush fire. The Kahikinui brush fire sparked Sunday, prompting officials to order evacuations for about 105 homesteads near mile m…