Events
Ongoing – Red Hill water crisis
- June 30 – The first segment of the Skyline rail transit service is inaugurated on Oʻahu.[1]
- August 8 – The town of Lāhainā on Maui is destroyed in the 2023 Hawaii wildfires.[2]
- August 9 –
- August 10 – 2023 Hawaii wildfires: The death toll from the wildfires in Hawaii increases to 36, all from the city of Lahaina.[5]
- August 11 –
- Authorities in Hawaii, call the Lahaina fire the "worst natural disaster in the state's history", as the death toll increases to 80 people, and 11,000 homes and businesses continue to be without electricity.[6]
- The Maria Lanakila Catholic Church is reportedly still standing despite the wildfires. The banyan tree is also standing,but is damaged by the wildfire and it is unknown if it will survive.[7]
- President Joe Biden orders the provision of federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts.[8]
- August 12 – The death toll from the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, United States, increases to 89, making it the deadliest wildfire in state history.[9]
- August 13 –
- August 14 –
- August 15 – U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden announces that they plan to visit Maui, Hawaii in an effort to help the island recover from the wildfires. This comes amidst criticism over his response to the wildfires including his "no comment" remarks.[14]
- August 16 – The Lahaina Bypass reopens to traffic in west Maui, Hawaii after closing for a week due to the wildfires.[15]
- September 8 – Hawaii state officials say that they plan to reopen the western area of Maui on October 8 from northward Kaanapali.[16]
- September 19 – It is reported that the Lahaina Banyan Tree in Lahaina has shown signs of new life a month after wildfires decimated most of Maui.[17]
- October 8 – The western area of Maui, located north of Kaanapali, reopens for tourism two months after wildfires damaged the area.[18]