#2-year anniversary
Many signs of hope: 2nd anniversary of Maui wildfires marked with unifying paddle-out
The ceremony and accompanying event had more than 500 participants on shore and about 350 in the water — a powerful tribute to the lives lost 2 years ago and show of the shared strength of Maui’s residents.
‘Unique and troubling’: New UH-led study links 2023 Lahaina wildfire to spike in suicides, overdose deaths
Analyzing death records from all of Hawai‘i’s counties from 2014 through 2023 and comparing death rates before, during and after the wildfire, researchers found that suicide and overdose death rates increased 46% statewide in August 2023 compared with previous months.
