Aerial view of Kā ‘ anapali
On August 8 , 2023 , wildfires barreled through Maui ’ s Lahaina town , trapping some residents in their homes and others in their cars as they tried to escape the flames being driven by an offshore hurricane . A couple of other wildfires burned elsewhere on the island . By the time the Lahaina fire was extinguished , almost the entire historic seafront town was gone . Weeks later , human remains reduced to ash were still being identified by DNA .
HAWAIʻI TOURISM AUTHORITY / TOR JOHNSON
WINTER 2023 / THE COMPASS / 67