More than a year after the wildfires that ravaged Maui and killed 102 people in Lahaina, a PBS documentary series is taking a hard look at what happened that day

Congress stepped back from the precipice of a shutdown Friday, approving a package to keep the government running into the new year.

“The historic, natural, and cultural resources found in Lahaina tell a nationally significant story.”

Despite millions of dollars in aid flowing to Maui, many survivors say they had trouble getting help, faced with language and cultural barriers. 

Out of more than two-thousand properties burned in the Maui wildfires, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has removed debris from all but eight commercial lots.

Many more houses are taking shape, even in neighborhoods where the county struggled to ensure they would be safe and modern.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona was on Maui Friday to address the academic recovery in K-12 schools from the 2023 wildfires.

The Senate unanimously passed the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act on Wednesday.

He will be meeting with education leaders and participating in various roundtable discussions.

Just in time for the holidays, a Maui kupuna is the first homeowner in Kula to rebuild his house after it was destroyed in last year’s fires.

In a token of appreciation, the educators will be getting some extra money.

The Ah Hee family will move into their newly rebuilt home on Komo Mai Street; the first to be completed after fire devastated the town last August.

"People want some sense of permanency and some sense of hope."

Hawaiian Electric's goal is to cut risk by 80% across all islands, spending $300 million over the next three years.

Officials added that the smokestack has been deemed structurally safe following rigorous engineering testing.

The Maui Emergency Management Agency announced Friday it has awarded a four-year contract to Genasys Inc.

At a briefing with the attorney general, they learned why no one was prosecuted after the disaster and why the governor has no plan yet for a prevention program.

A debate is growing over the rules for rebuilding Lahaina and retaining its historic charm.

“It’s crucial that every Lahaina voice is heard in this process – your input will be the cornerstone of our restoration.”

So far, more than 1,550 residential and commercial properties have been cleared of more than 360,000 tons of ash and debris in Lahaina.

Maui wildfire survivors are getting an extra year of temporary housing assistance.

The original school along Front Street was destroyed in the wildfires.

The UHERO report released Tuesday says poverty, unemployment, rent costs and housing instability have risen dramatically — more than a year after the disaster.

The Fire Safety Research Institute is looking into a new detail in the third phase of their investigation.

A Maui family of five is facing homelessness as a ripple effect of last year’s fire disaster.

While the fire department was largely exonerated, the big question is whether Maui Electric workers could have prevented the fire in the hour before it began.

The long-awaited report on the cause and origin of the Lahaina wildfire states the landowner where the fire began, Kamehameha Schools, was previously issued a notice of violation for not maintaining a firebreak.

The long-awaited report on the cause of the devastating Lahaina fire was released Wednesday, solidly blaming Hawaiian Electric for what happened.

Key findings of the investigation were revealed in a news conference on Wednesday.

Lahaina residents expressed frustration that many recommendations made after the 2018 fire went ignored and could have prevented the 2023 fire.