Derick Yanehiro

Jan 13, 2025 | 6abc.com | Megan Christie |Jenna Harrison |James Hill |Matt Gutman |Derick Yanehiro

LOS ANGELES -- As the Los Angeles area braces for another wind system to move in this week, and emergency responders there continue to battle wildfires that erupted last week, investigations are underway to try and determine what might have caused some of the most destructive fires in California's history.

Jan 13, 2025 | abcnews.go.com | Megan Christie |Jenna Harrison |James Hill |Matt Gutman |Derick Yanehiro

Investigators have not determined causes of any of the fires yet. ByMegan Christie, Jenna Harrison, James Hill, Matt Gutman, and Derick YanehiroJanuary 13, 2025, 10:07 PMAs the Los Angeles area braces for another wind system to move in this week, and emergency responders there continue to battle wildfires that erupted last week, investigations are underway to try and determine what might have caused some of the most destructive fires in California's history.

May 9, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Emily Lippiello |Malka Abramoff |Mireya Villarreal |Stephanie Wash |Derick Yanehiro

For the thousands of people who survived the Maui fires last August, the trauma of what they lived through still lingers. Lahaina painter Kirk Boes and his wife Laura have lived on Lahaina together for more than 40 years. They evacuated on August 8, only to return three days later. They were overwhelmed with grief at the destruction left behind. “There's the initial disbelief, just denial,” Boes told ABC News. “I wasn't even registering what I was seeing. Then it hit me.

May 9, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Emily Lippiello |Malka Abramoff |Mireya Villarreal |Stephanie Wash |Derick Yanehiro

Mental health expert says it’s hard to be well on Maui right now. ByEmily Lippiello, Malka Abramoff, Mireya Villarreal, Stephanie Wash, and Derick YanehiroFor the thousands of people who survived the Maui fires last August, the trauma of what they lived through still lingers. Lahaina painter Kirk Boes and his wife Laura have lived on Lahaina together for more than 40 years. They evacuated on August 8, only to return three days later. They were overwhelmed with grief at the destruction left behind.

Apr 9, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Doc Louallen |Becky Worley |Stephanie Wash |Derick Yanehiro

Survivors of 2011 deadly earthquake, tsunami offer valuable life lessons. ByDoc Louallen, Becky Worley , Stephanie Wash, and Derick YanehiroStudents from Hawaii who were impacted by the wildfires on Maui traveled 4,000 miles to Japan to learn from the community there how residents recovered from their own devastating disaster. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has helped fund a program called "Kibou for Maui," which is being implemented by the U.S.-Japan Council. Kibou means hope in Japanese.