Maui officials knocked on doors to warn residents before wildfire threat receded

Evacuation orders have now been lifted on fast-growing blaze near Paia, recalling Lahaina's deadly 2023 fire

Officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui went door to door evacuating residents from a wildfire Tuesday and sounded emergency sirens. But evacuation orders were lifted later in the day, as the threat from the fire receded.

The fire, which on Tuesday grew to more than 100 acres (40 hectares), was first reported at 1.30pm near the north shore town of Paia, officials said.