Maui County releases 911 calls from wildfires
Maui County officials have released 911 calls from residents revealing their desperate pleas for help during devastating wildfires in August. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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Maui County officials have released 911 calls from residents revealing their desperate pleas for help during devastating wildfires in August. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
The deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, whipped by powerful winds from a passing hurricane, killed at least 98 people and leveled more than 2,000 structures.
Many Maui residents displaced by wildfire are protesting the initiative to welcome back tourists. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti says those who may still be living in hotel temporary housing fear they will have to vacate as pressure for a tourism comeback grows.
Two months after a wildfire devastated the historic town of Lahaina, hotels in parts of West Maui are reopening their doors to tourists. But the area, and many living there, are still struggling to recover. CBS News' Jonathon Vigliotti has more.
Parts of western Maui reopened to visitors on Sunday just two months after wildfires destroyed the historic town of Lahaina. Officials hope an influx of tourism will help the ongoing recovery. Jonathan Vigliotti has more.
A House energy committee on Thursday held its first hearing over Maui's August wildfires, with Hawaiian public utility officials and the CEO of Hawaiian Electric testifying about the role the electric grid played in the fires. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
Some Lahaina residents returned to their devastated properties Monday for the first time since the Hawaiin town was destroyed by wildfires nearly seven weeks ago. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Lahaina residents are being allowed back into their community for the first time since wildfires burned through Maui in August. Maui County Council member Tamara Paltin joined CBS News to discuss the re-entry process.
Residents of Lahaina, Hawaii, are returning to their properties nearly seven weeks after wildfires devasted the area. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Some Maui residents were able to return for the first time since the fires that leveled the historic town of Lahaina. Many found that there was little left. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Lahaina residents are grappling with the grief of losing their loved ones and property nearly seven weeks ago in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. One family visited a memorial to pay respects to their patriarch, who died while trying to flee the fire as the community prepares to rebuild the historic town. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest on the recovery efforts.
Maui residents are finally being allowed back to their properties in Lahaina, nearly seven weeks after the town was almost entirely destroyed by massive wildfires that killed at least 97 people. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti has more on how locals are struggling to cope with the grief.
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green joins "CBS Mornings" six weeks after the Maui wildfires left nearly 100 people confirmed dead. He discusses how visitors can help Hawaii heal and the role of climate change in the disaster.
West Maui includes the historic town of Lahaina, which was devastated by the Maui wildfires.
They'll have escorts and will be given protective gear. "We don't want to traumatize or hurt anyone more than they've been hurt to date," one official says.
Tasha Anderson and Kevin Campbell were forced to leave everything they had behind last month when their home was caught in the Maui wildfires. Weeks later, they welcomed Kade Anderson to their family. The family spoke with CBS News' Errol Barnett about how they've been doing.
Oprah Winfrey and co-author Arthur C. Brooks share wisdom from their own lives and careers for their new book "Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier." Plus, Winfrey explains why she created the People's Fund of Maui with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and responds to criticism.
If Maui wildfire survivors lost their necessary medication, "it would be another disaster," said Dr. Cory Lehano. "We have the ability to take care of these people ... so let's do it."
Officials in Maui face tough questions about their disaster response following the deadliest wildfires in the U.S. in more than a century. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Three weeks after the fires broke out, the count of the dead stands at 115. But an unknown number of people are still missing.
As people on Maui report coughing up "black stuff" and blood, one resident says, "Come back 20 years later, 10 years later, and you'll see how many native people are sick."
Officials first told tourists with plans to travel to Maui to stay away. Now, the message has changed.
Within a day of the list's release, more than 100 of those on the list or their relatives came forward to say they're safe, the FBI said Friday.
Hawaii has relied on tourism for decades, but since the devastating wildfires, unemployment claims have spiked. James Tokioka, director of Hawaii's Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, joins CBS News to discuss what people can do to help.
Boat captain Chrissy Lovitt was at the marina in Lahaina when wildfires came rushing in. She tells CBS News' Lilia Luciano her story of how she helped rescue people from the water and the harbor as the fire rapidly spread.