A mini tornado of smoke twists across the charred landscape of Pu‘u Pa‘upa‘u, or Mt. Ball, above Lahainaluna High School Wednesday morning. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo White smoke ...

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

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.

A brush fire prompted the closure of Kuihelani Highway in both directions between Puunene Avenue and Waiko Road in Maui Lani. Prosecutors charged a 53-year-old man for deliberately dropping screws ...