The final phase of the state Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina fires that killed 102 people recommends the creation of a state Fire Marshall and actions counties and the state must take to save communities from wildfires.

A former Billboard editor-in-chief (and THR music editor) and her family escaped the inferno that reduced her beloved Maui town to ashes. She offers actionable steps for those in the same position following the blazes raging across Los Angeles.

The final phase of the state Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, which killed 102 people, recommends hiring a state fire marshal and actions government must take to protect communities from wildfires.

When Lahaina was destroyed by fire, Hawaii officials said California was there to help and added that it was our turn to do the same.

Thousands had to find new roofs over their head after the fires in 2023, but data from the Department of Taxation shows the vast majority stayed on Maui.

A report commissioned by the Hawaii Attorney General emphasized that the state must make it a priority to hire staff for the newly created Office of State Marshall to improve its response to devastating wildfires going forward.

Carter Evans, a Hawaii native who previously worked at KGMB and is now a CBS News correspondent in Los Angeles, fought flames in his own neighborhood using a garden hose.

This story originally ran in May 2023 print edition before a series of wild fires broke out a few months later in August in the state of Hawaii, predominantly causing devastation in Maui. It has been edited to reflect,

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