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Lahaina harbor, lahaina, hi

Lahaina Wildfires, Lahaina Harbor, Hi · NOAAORR-10650

issued
2023-08-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-08-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-08-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
20.871, -156.678
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Lahaina Wildfires, Lahaina Harbor, HI.
Lahaina Harbor, Lahaina, HI.
1. Wildfires on the Island of Maui, under extremely high wind conditions, burned the city of Lahaina on August 8. The fires resulted in extensive damage and multiple fatalities as people fled the rapidly advancing flames. Several vessels in the harbor burned and sank. USCG Sector Honolulu conducted search and rescue operations and is now responding to the sunken vessels and harbor damage, in cooperation with several other Federal, State and local response agencies. The NOAA ORR ERD Scientific Support Coordinator for the Pacific Islands is assisting USCG with response planning activities at the USCG Incident Command Center at Sector Honolulu.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 20.871N 156.678W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10650: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10650

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