Maui waters Feb vs August We took a 1 week trip to Maui last Feb (Feb 2024) with our 5 year old and 10 month old and had the best time. Unfortunately we didn’t do a lot beach going because the waters were just so rough. We stayed at Kaanapali and the waves were crashing so hard my 5 year old was even scared to go near the shore and grab some sand. We tried Baby Beach in …

Urgent Maui tripod? Hi everyone, let me know if there is a better subreddit for this. I was shooting Haleakela yesterday, and as I was tearing down my tripod, I heard and felt a pop, and now one leg won’t retract or extend. Does anyone know of a camera shop on Maui that sells tripods? I’m shooting the road to Hana tomorrow and I need a decent tripod for long expo…

Loco Moco in Maui. Over easy egg, with burger patty, gravy, and a scoop of rice. Great way to start the day submitted by /u/mellofello808

After Devastating Wildfires, Maui Pushes for Honoring Its Past The wildfire that devastated Lahaina wiped out many vestiges of the town’s past. Conservators are racing to recover what they can.

Would you visit Maui right now or not? Why? I live in Maui and am displaced. There is definitely panic in the air as the entire economy has all but shutdown. COVID already impacted the local community at a deep level causing many to leave the island. Now this is accelerating that trend. The messaging is confusing as people were told to stay away at first and now are told to ‘please come …

A Legacy of Colonialism Set the Stage for the Maui Wildfires Forging a sustainable postdisaster future requires a reckoning with the entrenched systems of inequality that set the stage for the tragedy to begin with.

Clips’ preseason opener to benefit Maui relief The Clippers’ preseason opener against the Jazz will be played at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa on Oct. 8, with all proceeds being donated to the Hawai’i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund to benefit wildfire relief in Lahaina.

With Reported Missing in Maui Topping 1,000, Officials Will Release Names Investigators in Hawaii hope that making the names public will narrow the search, as happened after the 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people in California.

Self returning to Champaign for Maui relief game For the first time in 20 years, Bill Self will return to Champaign, Illinois, to help raise money for the victims of the Maui fires.

Maui Pets Are Focus of Search Efforts by Volunteers After a fire destroyed the seaside town of Lahaina, the fate of beloved animals became a wrenching concern.

What People are Getting Wrong This Week: The Maui Wildfires The Maui wildlife fires are the deadliest in the U.S. in over 100 years. The rising death toll is currently 111, with thousands still missing. While much of the nation is grieving and offering support for residents of the devastated town of Lahaina, some are responding by creating and spreading lies and conspiracy… Read more…

After Maui Wildfires, Will Tourism Help or Hurt? Residents and travelers are grappling with the propriety of visiting Maui, the epicenter of last week’s wildfires but an island heavily reliant on tourist dollars.

Maui Searches for Its Dead Also, Metallica is back on tour. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Searching for Normalcy After Maui’s Wildfire Horror As the search effort continues more than a week after the disaster, Maui’s residents try to balance helping friends and families with the tourism work needed to support themselves.

Biden to Visit Maui on Monday to View Wildfire Damage The president and the first lady will meet with emergency workers and survivors of the fire, which killed more than 100 people on the Hawaiian island.

What’s best for Maui right now? I had been planning a trip to Maui in 2024, probably to Kaanipali or Kihei, but the recent fires have me thinking twice. I really don’t want to be a burden to the cleanup and rebuilding efforts. So which do they need more—do they need tourists to stay away and give them space, or would they rather have the tourism dollars? submitted by /u…

As Maui Tries to Recover From Wildfires, Residents Say Aid Is Scant Days after the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina, those staying nearby say private volunteers have served as far more of a lifeline than federal and local agencies.

Warning Sirens Never Sounded on Maui, State Official Says None of the 80 warning sirens placed around the island were activated in response to the devastating Lahaina fire, a spokesman for Hawaii’s emergency management agency confirmed.

Maui fires I have a trip to Maui. Leaving on the 29th of August. The place I am staying at isn’t near the fires. I can’t change my flight. Should I go or go to another island ? What would be the best thing to do in this situation? submitted by /u/Automatic_Forever_24

After the Maui Fires, Hawaii Will Reinvent Itself Once Again Like other island dots in our rising oceans, Hawaii is unusually imperiled and must do something about planetary crisis.