As the United States prepares to commemorate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, Hawaii occupies a unique place ...

The blazes currently devastating Maui and the Big Island in Hawaii already constitute the state’s worst natural disaster since 1960 – as at least 67 people are confirmed dead, thousands of residents ...

Historic Lahaina, a town on Maui's west coast, has been destroyed in the devastating wildfires that have burned across the island this week. Lahaina is a "place where the past is present," David Aiona ...

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Once the capital of the Hawaiian kingdom, Lahaina was home to Maui’s first church and seminary. In the aftermath of the worst disaster in memory on their island—the deadliest fire in US history—Maui’s ...

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency called on residents and visitors to suspend unnecessary travel to the island to make space for first responders and volunteers heading there to help residents.

MAUI, Hawaii − The number of fatalities from the catastrophic fires in Maui reached 55, officials confirmed Thursday. The toll will probably surpass 60 and make the disaster the deadliest since Hawaii ...

Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui killed at least 96 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Emergency management officials say the death toll is expected to rise ...

Kait Hanson is a food, travel, and lifestyle writer. Her work has appeared in publications including People, Coastal Living, Frommer's, Budget Travel, Jetstar Magazine, Sherman's Travel, and more.

President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation declaring Hawaii the 50th state on this day in history, Aug. 21, 1959. "All 49 states will join in welcoming the new one – Hawaii – to this union," ...

LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Historic performances are returning to Maui’s Wainee Graveyard. Actors portray heroic Maui residents through a series of live monologues on sacred burial grounds. “There’s ...