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NOAA's finalized damage survey and analysis for the Lahaina wildfire. In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui. The wind-driven fires prompted evacuations and caused widespread damage, killing at least 102 people and leaving two persons missing in the town of Lahaina ...
Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity ( Demigod ) and more of a folk hero . His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar.
Fires across Maui have destroyed buildings and lead to at least six deaths. Photos from space show the scale of the destruction. Shocking before-and-after images show utter devastation of Maui ...
Māui (Māori mythology) In Māori mythology, as in other Polynesian traditions, Māui is a culture hero and a trickster, famous for his exploits and cleverness. He possessed superhuman strength, and was capable of shapeshifting into animals such as birds and worms. He was born premature and cast into the ocean by his mother, where the waves ...
A horrifyingly large part of Maui's historic Lahaina touristic district on Maui was all but destroyed in many areas. The death toll had reached at least 36 people by Thursday. At least 9,000 ...
Maui wildfires: In pictures. 07:00, Ariana Baio. A wildfire burns in Kihei, Hawaii, late on Wednesday 9 August (AP) ... The Maui Fire Department posted a safety guide for residents of Hawaii to ...
Māui (Hawaiian mythology) In Hawaiian religion, Māui is a culture hero and ancient chief who appears in several different genealogies. In the Kumulipo, he is the son of ʻAkalana and his wife Hina-a-ke-ahi ( Hina ). This couple has four sons, Māui-mua, Māui-waena, Māui-kiʻikiʻi, and Māui-a-kalana. Māui-a-kalana's wife is named ...
Satellite images show before and after photos of historic Lahaina. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez donate $100m to Maui fire relief effort.