11,000 travelers were evacuated from Maui where fires overpowered and closed many roads, which left hundreds stranded on highways. About 600 people stayed overnight at the Kahului Airport and were scheduled to depart on early morning flights.
At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire that tore through Maui, a blaze that took the Hawaiian island by surprise, forced thousands of residents to flee their homes and reduced much of a historic town to ash, leading the president to declare a national emergency.
At least 11,000 travelers were evacuated from Maui, officials said. The fires overpowered and closed many roads, which left hundreds stranded on highways. About 600 people stayed overnight at the Kahului Airport and were scheduled to depart on early morning flights.that bus evacuations would resume at 8:30 a.m. local time Thursday. Visitors were to be taken to the Kahului Airport, while residents would be taken to a Central Maui shelter.
State officials declined to say when residents could return to their homes, adding that decision will be made by Maui County officials and Mayor Bissen. Kawaakoa, 34, grew up in the apartment building — called Lahaina Surf — where his father and grandmother also lived. Lahaina Town dates back to the 1700s and. It has long been a favorite destination for tourists.
West Maui remained without cell or landline phone service or electricity, the county said. Officials were working to restore power toThe exact cause of the blaze couldn’t be determined, but a number of factors, including high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation, likely contributed, said Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, adjutant general for Hawaii State Department of Defense.
There have been no reports of injuries or homes lost to three wildfires burning on Hawaii’s Big Island, Mayor Mitch Roth said Wednesday. Firefighters did extinguish a few roof fires.at a safe distance of 500 miles, was partly to blame for gusts above 60 mph that knocked out power, rattled homes and grounded firefighting helicopters.
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