Maui Police Department said a small crew of officers did its best to save lives in Lahaina and elsewhere on Maui in August.

The first hazardous site assessments began Saturday in Lahaina while the debris-removal process in Kula is expected to start soon.

A team of scientists remains committed to preventing species from going extinct in Hawaii.

The 74-year-old captain had lived in Lahaina since his 20s and was a well-known figure in town.

The site would be monitored for 30 years for any leakage of contamination into the groundwater and ocean.

Members of our team will be at the Wailuku Public Library next week.

There are too few investigators and insufficient resources to find out who was to blame in most fires.

The environmental agency says it will be tougher to clean up areas around apartment buildings where debris has piled up.

Luis Salaveria is helping plan an innovative Maui fire victims fund that could also help reduce Hawaiian Electric's liability.

Local business and civic leaders made the rounds of key federal agencies this week in an effort to get more money and better policy decisions for Maui fire relief.