Morgue contractor suing Maui police for alleged unpaid bills after Lahaina fire
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - HNN Investigates has new developments in a dispute between a morgue contractor and the Maui Police ...
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 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN20h
Researchers develop low-cost system to detect wildfires within seconds of ignition
The researchers have developed FireLoc, an affordable, crowdsourced mobile phone network that detects wildfires within ...
Science Daily18h
Could crowdsourcing hold the key to early wildfire detection?
Computer science researchers have developed a new crowdsourcing system that dramatically slashes wildfire mapping time from hours to seconds using a network of low-cost mobile phones mounted on ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser11h
Honolulu City Council mulls veto override for fireworks bill
The Honolulu City Council today is set to consider a possible veto override of a fireworks measure Mayor Rick Blangiardi ...
Disaster Survivors Want To Rebuild Safer, More Sustainable Homes, But Cost Misperceptions Often Stand In The Way
As Florida and the Southeast begins recovering from 2024's destructive hurricanes , many people are asking: How can we rebuild sustainably and in a ...
Years Of Shortchanging Elections Led To Honolulu’s Long Voter Lines
The preparations county elections officials took to alleviate the long lines – like enhanced media campaigns and additional ...
Money For New State Fire Marshal Isn’t Nearly Enough, Fire Council Says
State fire marshals’ salaries are typically within about 15% of big city department chiefs’ income, said Butch Browning, ...
Maui County to reopen Lahainaluna Road, marking significant milestone in recovery process
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui County announced Friday that Lahainaluna Road will officially reopen for unrestricted public access on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the recovery process.
Hawaii Public Radio11h
Incumbents win all Maui County Council seats
Incumbent candidates won all the Maui County Council seats in Tuesday’s election. West Maui’s Tamara Paltin will continue to ...
My family spent $5,000 on a 5-night vacation in Hawaii — and that's after we were able to save $7,600 on accommodations
We booked a vacation at Aulani, Disney's resort in Oahu, and spent thousands of dollars. Here's what we spent, how we saved, ...
Learn ancient Hawaiian techniques with traditional outrigger canoe at Fairmont Kea Lani
The Hawaiian outrigger canoe was such a unique experience for ABC7's Drew Tuma. Learn more about its ancient techniques and traditions here: ...