How Maui’s Marine Ecosystem Is Doing One Year After the Wildfires

Scientists say they still don’t understand how much damage the Maui wildfires have done to corals and the marine ecosystem off the island’s west coast. After an initial blaze ignited into a week-long series of wildfires, the needs of people on land remained the priority in the months that followed. At least 100 people were … Read more

In Hawaii, coral is the basis of life. What happened to it after the Lahaina wildfire?

Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides the waves when the surf is high and dives for octopuses and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong resident of Lahaina, Hawaii, spends so much time in the ocean that his wife jokes that he needs to wet his gills. But these days, Ah Hee is concerned that … Read more

In Hawaii, coral is the basis of life. What happened to it after the Lahaina wildfire?

Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides the waves when the surf is high and dives for octopuses and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong resident of Lahaina, Hawaii, spends so much time in the ocean that his wife jokes that he needs to wet his gills. But these days, Ah Hee is concerned that … Read more