The Maui Fire Department's report acknowledges shortcomings in response to Lahaina's deadliest wildfire, the worst in modern ...

Firetrucks are positioned outside the fence near Hammerhead Metals Recycling in the Central Maui Baseyard, as firefighters douse hot spots Monday in a brush fire that burned 1,500 acres in Puunene.

Map courtesy Maui Fire Department “As long as there’s brush to burn, the primary direction is going to be dictated by the wind,” he said. “The fire’s going to want to move mauka ...