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A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead
By AUDREY MCAVOY - Associated Press
Tue,08/29/23-8:09PM , 65 Reads
HONOLULU (AP) — Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, authorities said Tuesday, and it is unclear how many people perished.
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A neighborhood of single-family homes is shown Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in Honolulu. Two-thirds of the single family homes on Hawaii's most populous island have no hurricane protections. This year's return of El Nino is highlighting this weakness because it boosts the odds that more tropical cyclones will travel through Hawaii's waters this summer and fall. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)

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Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren't ready
By AUDREY MCAVOY - Associated Press
Mon,07/31/23-11:09PM , 114 Reads
HONOLULU (AP) — Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to their walls with metal plates and nails so high winds of a potential hurricane wouldn't blow it away.
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This photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, shows a home after it collapsed onto a beach on Feb. 28, 2022, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Rising seas and more intense storms are encroaching on coastal properties. Some coastal erosion removes sand surrounding cesspools and pulls sewage out to sea. (Dan Dennison/Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP)

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83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess
By AUDREY MCAVOY - Associated Press
Wed,07/05/23-11:06PM , 147 Reads
HONOLULU (AP) — The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. But the stunning views obscure an environmental problem beneath the ground.
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In this photo provided by Landon Aydlett, Brandon Aydlett, left, and Landon Aydlett pose for a photo on June 16, 2022, in front of a partially constructed toy timber tower called a "Tower for Humanity" that they built for a Habitat for Humanity charity event in Hagatna, Guam. As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in decades had the identical twin meteorologists to keep them informed — and to provide the outside world with a glimpse of the chaos unfolding on the remote island. (Courtesy of Landon Aydlett via AP)

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As Typhoon Mawar hit, these identical twin meteorologists kept Guam informed
By AUDREY MCAVOY - Associated Press
Wed,05/24/23-7:42PM , 167 Reads
HONOLULU (AP) — As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in decades had identical twin meteorologists to keep them informed — and to provide the outside world with a glimpse of the chaos unfolding on the remote island.
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