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The state of Florida ranks first in incidents, followed by Hawaii and California. The Florida Museum’s International Shark Attack File lists all known cases and provides advice on how to reduce risks

The 49-year-old, who had supporting roles in TV series and movies, was also a lifeguard in Honolulu. The incident took place as he was surfing off Oahu’s North Shore

The Aug. 8 wildfire killed 101 people and destroyed housing for 6,200 families, amplifying Maui’s already acute housing shortage

Neither President Joe Biden nor former President Donald Trump faces significant opposition in primary contests across Georgia, Washington state, Mississippi and Hawaii

Scientists are using the Maui wildfire as a chance to study how chemicals and metals from burned plastics, lead paint and lithium-ion batteries might affect delicate reef ecosystems

The global shift towards green energy has countries scrambling to extract valuable resources in international waters

Maui police said they identified the victim as Lydia Coloma based on the context of where the remains were found, rather than through DNA or other positive identification methods

The recordings show how first responders and emergency dispatchers — many of whom had already worked long hours during what was likely the most harrowing experience of their lives — continued to be hindered by limited staffing

The Aug. 8 blaze killed 100 people, destroyed more than 2,000 buildings and displaced 12,000 people. Experts estimate it will cost $5.5 billion to replace the structures exposed to the fire

Josh Green says he’s prepared to use the ‘hammer’ of post-fire emergency orders to make sure owners of short-term vacation rentals extend them to long-term units if enough spaces aren’t converted voluntarily by mid-January

The rubble left behind includes electrical cables, plastic pipes and vehicle tires that emit dangerous dioxins when burned; lead from melted vehicles or old house paint; and arsenic-laden ash from termite-resistant building materials

US is warming about 60% faster than the world as a whole. It regularly gets smacked with costly weather disasters and faces even bigger problems in the future

The gradual return of tourists further threatens to displace evacuees who have been staying in hotel rooms

The American actor apologized for asking his fans to donate to the Hawaii fund he launched with Oprah Winfrey, saying he knows what it’s like to live ‘paycheck to paycheck’

The first phase of the plan to reopen the region to tourists begins this weekend, the two-month anniversary of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, where at least 98 people died

Previously officials said they believed at least 115 people had died in the fire, but further testing showed they had multiple DNA samples from some of those who died

State tourism officials recently began asking tourists to return, avoid the burn zone and help Maui recover by spending their money

Officials suggested that responders likely have already recovered any remains that are recognizable as such, and they are shifting the response to focus on removing hazardous waste and making the area safe for residents to begin returning

Hawaiian Electric Company released a statement Sunday night in response to Maui County’s lawsuit blaming the utility for failing to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions

Maui County accused Hawaiian Electric of negligently failing to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions, saying that the destruction from the deadly Aug. 8 fires could have been avoided

Police Chief John Pelletier says that releasing the names isn’t easy but that officials want to be thorough

The complex push-pull over Maui stream diversions recalls other battles over water rights in drought-stricken Western states that have pitted Native American tribes against farmers and farmers against urban areas

Some 1,000 to 1,100 names remain on a tentative, unconfirmed list of people unaccounted for after wildfires destroyed the historic seaside community of Lahaina on Maui

The staggering number of people who remain unaccounted for presents huge challenges for officials, who are trying to determine how many of those perished and how many may have made it to safety but haven’t checked in

Housing shortages, excessive dependence on tourism, serious social inequalities and long-standing grievances among the indigenous communities are just some of the major problems facing the archipelago

Lahaina residents are demanding explanations for the perceived mismanagement of the disaster. ‘All because the so-called alarms didn’t go off,’ says one resident whose house was reduced to ashes