Free wildfire tracking service comes to Hawaii with mission to give more warning in emergencies
A free service that tracks spreading wildfires and sends out alerts is now expanding to Hawaii. It comes after years of ...
Hawaii County Fire Chief discusses wildfire prevention education
As chair of Hawaii’s State Fire Council, Kazuo Todd is reviving the Office of the State Fire Marshal, boosted by new support ...
West Hawaii Today2d
HECO execs brief lawmakers on wildfire mitigation efforts
Ching said HECO’s management believes operational changes and procedures adopted since those fires — as well as fires in West ...
Hawaii attorney general investigation into deadly Lahaina wildfire won’t lead to criminal charges
An investigation by the Hawaii attorney general’s office into the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century won’t lead ...
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HECO lays out plans to reduce wildfire risk by 80%
Top Hawaiian Electric Company executives briefed state senators last Friday on the utility's plan to reduce wildfire ignition ...
HECO details $120M spent on wildfire safety, resiliency measures in 2024
Hawaiian Electric's goal is to cut risk by 80% across all islands, spending $300 million over the next three years.
Hawaii Projects Billion Dollar Budget Surpluses Despite Historic Tax Cut
Despite the extraordinary cost of the Maui wildfire disaster last year and the impact of the largest tax cut in state history ...
HECO: Wildfire Risk Already Cut By More Than Half Across Hawaii Grid
HECO will also spend $200 million to install more than 100 miles of new overhead power lines covered in special insulation in ...
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The Lahaina wildfire holds lessons for California and other Western states
A new government report on the origins of Hawaii’s Lahaina wildfire shows that the deadly blaze could have been prevented by ...
West Hawaii Today2d
Firefighters gaining control over devastating wildfire near Los Angeles
Firefighters started gaining control on Friday over a stubborn wildfire near Los Angeles that destroyed at least 132 ...
Why Risky Wildfire Zones Have Been Increasing Around the World
More than 30 square miles and 130 structures have been put to the torch in southern California as a wildfire fed by Santa Ana ...
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Hawaii attorney general investigation into deadly Lahaina wildfire won't lead to criminal charges
HONOLULU — An investigation by the Hawaii attorney general's office into the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, which destroyed most of the historic town of Lahaina, won’t lead to ...