Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. experienced its largest decline in over 40 years due to concerns that the company was responsible for the devastating fires on Maui. A Wells Fargo analyst cautioned that the resulting liabilities could be significant enough to completely erase the value of the company’s utility division. This week, the stock has dropped […]
Lynette “Pinky” Iverson has been a fixture in the Hawaiian town of Lahaina for many years. Locals recognize her for her lavishly decorated pickup truck and her chihuahua named Tiny. On Tuesday, as the wildfires spread, she loaded “at least a dozen” people onto the back of that truck and fled the city, providing a […]
Maui, Hawaii is grappling with an unfathomable crisis as a ferocious wildfire continues its relentless path of destruction across the island. The death toll has surged to a staggering 67 individuals, a distressing escalation from the initially reported 55 lives lost in the catastrophe. The County of Maui delivered this somber update on a fateful […]
Officials say it could take years or longer to repair the damage caused by this week’s wildfires, which devastated parts of Maui, claimed dozens of lives, and destroyed a historic town. This acknowledgment came as the death toll on Maui was raised to at least 55 people. At a news conference, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green […]
President Joe Biden issued an announcement on Wednesday evening stating that he has ordered “all available Federal assets” to assist in the fight against the wildfires that have ravaged portions of the Hawaiian island of Maui. The president stated that the Coast Guard and Navy are assisting with response and rescue operations, whereas the Marines […]
