The Lahaina wildfire holds lessons for California and other Western states
The missteps in Maui are learning opportunities for California and other fire-prone Western states that want to ensure this ...
Morgue contractor suing Maui police for alleged unpaid bills after Lahaina fire
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - HNN Investigates has new developments in a dispute between a morgue contractor and the Maui Police ...
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Directors of Lahaina Community Land Trust to speak at Rotary meeting, Nov. 19
Autumn Ness and Ka‘i Niles will be the speakers at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on Tuesday, Nov. 19. They ...
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Crowdsourcing system aims to map wildfires in seconds
The 2023 blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, which claimed more than 100 lives and burned 6,500 acres of land across Maui, is a tragic ...
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Researchers develop low-cost system to detect wildfires within seconds of ignition
The researchers have developed FireLoc, an affordable, crowdsourced mobile phone network that detects wildfires within ...
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What is subrogation, the legal issue holding back the Maui wildfires settlement?
The more than $4 billion global settlement for victims of the Maui wildfires was announced in August to great fanfare. But ...
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Honolulu City Council mulls veto override for fireworks bill
The Honolulu City Council today is set to consider a possible veto override of a fireworks measure Mayor Rick Blangiardi ...
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Could crowdsourcing hold the key to early wildfire detection?
Computer science researchers have developed a new crowdsourcing system that dramatically slashes wildfire mapping time from hours to seconds using a network of low-cost mobile phones mounted on ...
Years Of Shortchanging Elections Led To Honolulu’s Long Voter Lines
The preparations county elections officials took to alleviate the long lines – like enhanced media campaigns and additional ...
Disaster Survivors Want To Rebuild Safer, More Sustainable Homes, But Cost Misperceptions Often Stand In The Way
As Florida and the Southeast begins recovering from 2024's destructive hurricanes , many people are asking: How can we rebuild sustainably and in a ...
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Crowdsourcing: Key to Early Wildfire Detection?
The 2023 blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, which claimed more than 100 lives and burned 6,500 acres of land across Maui, is a tragic example of how rapid ...
Hawaii Burning Man-style festival to proceed despite cease-and-desist
Inspired by Burning Man, the festival has themed camps, music, dancing and swimming in waterfalls, with a focus on art, ...