maui wildfires
Biden says his Delaware home 'almost collapsed' from small kitchen fire nearly 20 years ago while discussing Maui wildfire crisis
August 30, 2023 | 6:41pmPresident Biden said Wednesday while discussing wildfire devastation in Maui that his Delaware house "almost collapsed" from a small kitchen fire nearly two decades ago.
Maui resident blasts tourists taking photos after deadly wildfires: 'Slap in the face'
August 29, 2023 | 11:08am"You have tourists taking pictures of the destruction in Lahaina while there's still bodies there. They're snorkeling off the waters while they're pulling people out of the water."
Hawaii's utility blames widespread wildfires on Maui County, despite downed power lines
August 28, 2023 | 3:28pmHawaii's electric company recognized its power lines started the first of two wildfires in Maui — but placed the blame on firefighters, who claimed the blaze was contained and left...
Maui man slams Biden admin's response to wildfires: 'Not being treated like we’re US citizens'
August 28, 2023 | 10:58amMike Cicchino and his wife Andreza said they were left homeless and unemployed after the devastating wildfire that ripped through Lahaina earlier this month destroyed both their home and business.
Maui's outdated bare electrical wires and leaning poles caused wildfires to spread rapidly
August 27, 2023 | 4:06pmIn the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted...
Maui missing list shrinks as survivors come forward
August 26, 2023 | 4:19pmOn Thursday, officials released the list of 388 missing people and, within a day, many of them or their relatives came forward to say they were accounted for following the...
White House claims Biden ‘didn’t hear’ question on Maui wildfires before answering ‘No comment’
August 25, 2023 | 3:55pmThe White House said Thursday that President Biden “didn’t hear” a question a reporter shouted at him more than a week ago about raging wildfires.
Maui releases list of 400 missing people – but questions linger
August 25, 2023 | 3:38pmThe official roster of 388 names compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation was released on Thursday.
Hawaii power company may have compromised evidence in probe of deadly Maui fire: report
August 24, 2023 | 6:40pmThe Hawaii electric company whose equipment is believed to have sparked the deadly Maui wildfire removed damaged infrastructure from where the blaze likely started -- a move that may have...
The week in whoppers: Megan Rapinoe misses the mark on 'backlash,' CNN reports on a fake Joe Biden and more
August 24, 2023 | 6:12pmUS soccer player Megan Rapinoe said the response to her team's performance at the 2023 World Cup is because of a current "huge backlash against women."
Parents find remains of son hugging dead dog in destroyed Maui home
August 24, 2023 | 1:01pmGrieving parents found the body of their 14-year-old son, and then carried him around half a mile to a police station to be confirmed among the dead.
Calif. grandma who was due to fly home day after deadly Maui wildfires began is first tourist confirmed dead
August 24, 2023 | 11:45amA grandmother from California is the first tourist to have been identified as among the 115 confirmed victims in the Maui wildfires -- dying just a day before she was...
Biden's shameful Maui visit: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 24, 2023
August 23, 2023 | 6:37pmPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks as he visits an area devastated by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Listening to Biden is like hearing fingernails scratch a chalkboard
August 23, 2023 | 6:31pmAnyone who has cringed at the sound of fingernails scratching on a chalkboard has likely experienced the same feeling whenever President Biden speaks.
K-12 schools need to stop brainwashing our kids on climate change
August 23, 2023 | 5:47pmParents: Stand up to the indoctrinators. Ramming the same scary message into your child’s head over and over again in class after class is brainwashing.
Hawaii's top emergency officials were learning how to respond to disasters when Maui wildfires started
August 23, 2023 | 3:38pmOn Aug. 8, the heads of the Maui and Hawaii Emergency Management Agencies were busy attending an annual conference on how to respond to disasters from the Pacific's top officials,...
Number of missing after Maui fires increases to 1,100 as crews recover 'crumbling' bodies
August 23, 2023 | 11:35amPolice and the FBI said they have only partial information about many of the missing people.
NYPD cops – including a Ground Zero veteran – on the ground in Maui: ‘Sad and devastating’
August 22, 2023 | 12:37pmSergeant Michael Kenny said his experience at Ground Zero after 9/11 inspired him to help with the Maui recovery effort.
Biden faces brutal backlash for 'poor taste' jokes while visiting Maui wildfires site: 'Comic relief tour'
August 22, 2023 | 10:28amBiden stopped to pet a cadaver dog while visiting Lahaina on Monday.
Joe Antoinette Biden lies to survivors, makes it all about himself in Hawaii
August 22, 2023 | 3:14amThe Biden team set up a presidential lectern in the middle of the rubble, which is bad enough, but they also brought along a tiny little table to set his...