State adds $2.3M to Maui Wildfire Exposure Study, launches survivor registry
The study offers comprehensive health screenings and enrolls affected individuals into the most extensive social and bio-monitoring study in Hawaiʻi following a disaster.
UH Maui College culinary team’s fire relief efforts earn nomination for governor award
The UH Maui College culinary team launched a food hub less than a day after the devastating August 8 Lahaina wildfire that ultimately fed tens of thousands of people.
President’s August BOR report: UH-bound Lahainaluna grads, UH governor award nominee, enrollment latest
President David Lassner provided updates on the latest enrollment numbers for the upcoming fall 2024 semester, including positive news regarding Lahainaluna High School graduates.
UH Mānoa marks one-year anniversary of the Maui fires
About 30 people gathered on the lawn of Hawaiʻi Hall on the UH Mānoa campus to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly Maui wildfires and held a moment of silence.
Lahaina Obon Ceremony honors wildfire victims, celebrates resilience
The ceremony, which took place at Lahaina Cannery Mall, featured traditional dancing, food vendors and a sense of community healing.
Lahaina one year later: Honoring the lost, healing the living, building the future
UH President David Lassner shared a message of reflection on August 8.
Coastal water quality rebounding after Lahaina wildfire
The study found that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons levels in water samples were higher in September 2023 but dropped to low levels by November.
Maui fires 1 year on: UH research continues to assess impacts, support recovery
Within days of the worst natural disaster in state history, University of Hawaiʻi researchers began providing assistance and support on multiple fronts.
UH Maui students turn tragedy into community-building opportunity
Their efforts are part of a National Science Foundation RAPID grant on trauma-informed STEM education.
Q&A: Maui water quality expert on reef health since wildfires
As the anniversary of Maui’s devastating wildfires approaches on August 8, UH News interviewed water quality expert Andrea Kealoha.
