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On April 17, Hawaii’s Attorney General released the Lahaina Fire Comprehensive Timeline Report, the first phase of an independent analysis conducted by the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes. The report chronologically details the major events and response efforts related to the catastrophic fire that struck Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 8–9, 2023.
This first report focuses on the events that occurred prior to, during, and immediately following the Lahaina fire, such as preparedness efforts, weather and its impact to infrastructure, and other fires occurring on Maui for the time beginning at 2:55 p.m. HST on August 8, 2023, and concluding at 8:30 a.m. on August 9, 2023. Data from the three other Maui fires is also included in specific sections to give context to the situation in Lahaina.
This report pieces together a detailed timeline of preparedness efforts, fire progression, evacuation activities, emergency response, and fire suppression actions based on a comprehensive array of data sources including radio communications and transcripts, video, images (still images or image capture from digital videos), emergency logs, technical discussions with authorities and residents, text and phone logs, email records, automatic vehicle location applications, social media posts, witness accounts, and corroborated personal experiences. Mapping and analysis illustrate how the fires moved from the wildland into Lahaina’s neighborhoods, rapidly transforming from a grassland fire into an urban conflagration.
Learn more in FSRI’s April 17 news release. Access the phase 1 report, minute-by-minute timeline, fire progression animation, maps, and more on the State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General’s website.