The Maui Marathon will return to the west side of the Valley Isle this weekend for the first time since the 2023 fires.

WAILUKU, Hawaii--Several thousand Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as the Lahaina fire swept across the island, killing at least 36 people and burning parts of a centuries-old town.

“We’re going into that season,” Assistant Chief Henry Hanale Lindo said during a presentation at the Maui County ... that can help in a fire. Next month, a wildland burn exercise off Waiko ...