Please come back! Maui urges tourists to return after tragedy
Few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island after last month's wildfires.
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Coach expects Maui wildfires will add edge to students’ trip to waka ama champs
An Auckland University team full of first-time competitors will be competing in Hawaii.
'Bare, uninsulated' power lines caused deadly blaze in Maui
Power lines in Maui were uninsulated metal that could spark fire on contact.
'Destruction could have been avoided': Maui County sues electric company over fires
Hawaiian Electric Co failed to shut off power despite exceptional winds, dry conditions.
'Hellscape': Survivors of Maui wildfires were surrounded by flames during a desperate escape
Many fleeing locals forced to escape down one paved road in Maui got trapped and died.
Kānaka Māoli unite to defend land from another threat
Officials have finally confirmed those unaccounted for, a total of 850 people.
Tausaga wins discus gold at world championships
Tausaga launched a throw that beat her personal best by more than four metres.
Anger in Hawaii rises over potential land grabs after wildfire disaster
The disaster has highlighted Hawaii’s housing crisis.
Joe Biden heads to Maui to meet wildfire survivors and emergency workers
Bidens will view damage from the air and the ground and then meet with those hit by fires.
Odds of finding missing loved ones falling after Maui wildfires
“Of course I’m hoping to find them alive ... what else can I do?”
Maui wildfires: Travellers consider if a trip to Hawaii would help or hurt
New York Times: Hawaii tourism is a tense subject for locals and travellers right now.
Maui’s emergency services chief resigns after criticism
Herman Andaya says he does not regret the decision to not activate sirens.
Maui fire survivors confronting huge mental health hurdles
Former Lahaina residents struggling with anxiety and post-traumatic stress.
Wildfires too painful to see unfold, says Northland-based Hawaiian
Death toll from Hawaii fires top 100
'Haunting': Maui death toll reaches 101, first list of names expected
Authorities have gone through about 32 per cent of the search area.
'Raised to hate tourists': Maui Fires stoke tourism tensions on Hawaii
Daily tourist arrivals were up this weekend on Hawiian islands, amid deadly wildfires.
'No sirens, no alerts': Emergency measures slammed in Maui in wake of wildfires
Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that could warn people of the danger.
'Buzz, buzz and the fire was blazing': Downed powerlines may have caused deadly wildfire
Downed power lines apparently sparked some of the early blazes in the Maui wildfires.
Hawaii works to identify 99 killed in wildfires
Crews using cadaver dogs have scoured about a quarter of the razed town.
Celebs slammed for 'out of touch' posts amid Maui wildfires
Stevie Nicks, Paris Hilton and Nicole Scherzinger have been called out.
'Driving into a death trap': Maui residents had moments to make life-or-death choices
The worst-affected area, Lahaina, resembles a war zone.
The top five most deadly fires in US history
Wildfires on Maui have killed 96 people. But this isn't the worst US fire in history.
Maui wildfires: Some of the lives lost in Lahaina
'The magnitude of our grief is indescribable'.
Hawaii wildfires toll expected to rise by up to 20 a day
Ten to 20 more dead may be found each day as crews go street to street.
Editorial: Tragic lessons from Hawaiian inferno
OPINION: Every disaster is an opportunity to learn and prepare, our editorial says.
'Heartbreaking': Tourists urged to avoid Maui
About 46,000 people have flown out of Maui since the devastation at Lahaina.
‘Do not convince yourself’: Jason Momoa’s stern warning to fans
The actor has spoken out following the devastating Hawaii fires.
Saved by the ocean: Bank worker's incredible escape from Maui inferno
New York Times: Lisa Francis was trapped in traffic when the firestorm caught up to her.
Maui wildfire toll hits 93: 'None of us know the size of it'
Search area barely scratched after the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century.
Hawaii wildfire: Death toll rises to 93, deadliest in the US in more than a century
The state’s governor predicted more bodies will be found.
Families wait in agony to hear from loved ones caught up in Maui wildfire
Firestorm launched hundreds of people on a desperate search for their loved ones.
'No warning': Maui death toll rises to 80 as survivors return to homes in ruins
Many fire survivors said they didn’t hear any sirens or receive a warning.
Exploding cars, bodies in the harbour: How a holiday paradise became a nightmare
Families recount what happened when wildfires turned their vacations into a nightmare.
'Like a blowtorch’: Death toll rises to at least 55, images show devastating Maui fires
'We are still in life preservation mode. Search and rescue is still a primary concern.'