Wildfire raised local death rate by 67%, shows study on 2023 Hawaiʻi fires

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Aug 22, 2025, 12:00 am180 ptsTrendingTop
New research unveils the true death toll of the deadly August 2023 wildfires which took place in Lāhainā, Maui, Hawaiʻi—and which temporarily made wildfire a leading cause of death in Maui. By comparing death rates over time, the scientists found that two-thirds more people died that August than would have…

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