Articles by Audrey McAvoy

Heart of Hawaii’s Historic Lahaina Reopens to Residents and Business Owners

The heart of Lahaina, the historic town on the Hawaiian island of Maui that burned in a deadly wildfire that killed at least 100 people, reopened this week to residents and business owners holding day passes. The renewed access marks …

Maui Wildfire Survivors Camp Pushing Mayor to Convert Vacation Rentals into Housing

A group of Lahaina wildfire survivors is vowing to camp on a popular resort beach until the mayor uses his emergency powers to shut down unpermitted vacation rentals and make the properties available for residents in desperate need of housing. …

Hawaii Wildfire Burning in Rainforest on Oahu

A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 …

Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires

After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month`s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business owners told a …

Things to Know About Lawsuits and Tourism a Month After Fire Leveled a Hawaii Community

Nearly a month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people, authorities on Maui are working their way through a list of the missing that has grown almost as quickly as names have …

Tropical Storm Calvin Passed Over Hawaii, Leaving Minor Flooding in Its Wake

Tropical Storm Calvin brought high surf, heavy rain and gusts to parts of Hawaii`s Big Island on Wednesday, only inflicting minor damage. By late morning, the storm had passed to the west and the National Weather Service called off its …

11 Seriously Injured by Turbulence on Hawaii Flight

Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, seriously injuring 11 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event. Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident …

Lava on Hawaii’s Big Island Could Block Main Highway, Interrupt Businesses

Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island. The molten rock could make …

What Hazards Are Posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?

Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet into the air as Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. For now, lava is not threatening any homes or communities and …

Hawaii Youth File Lawsuit over Transportation Climate Harms

Fourteen Hawaii children and teenagers filed a lawsuit Wednesday, alleging the state is violating the state constitution by operating a transportation system that harms the climate and infringes upon the plaintiffs’ right to a clean and healthy environment. The youths …