Officials in Hawaii face notifying the families of at least 99 people killed during wildfires that swept through Lahaina. Chief Pelletier says he understands the pain that is going to cause
The chief, Herman Andaya, said he had no regrets about not deploying the system as a warning to people on the island
The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened its first disaster recovery center on Maui on Wednesday, the same day traffic resumed on a major road
Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday that he had instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina
A week after the fires started, some residents still had with intermittent power, unreliable cellphone service and uncertainty over where to get assistance
Authorities warn the death toll from the wildfire, which has become the deadliest in U.S. modern history, will continue to rise
Only two of the 93 confirmed victims have been identified, while a thousand people remain missing. Authorities have come under attack for not doing more to warn residents of the danger
About 46,000 residents and visitors have flown out of West Maui since the devastation became clear last week
The historic district of Lahaina, the former capital of the Hawaiian kingdom, was home to buildings key to the archipelago’s identity that have been destroyed by the deadly blaze
Crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3% of the search area, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said
A chronic housing shortage and an influx of second-home buyers and wealthy transplants have been displacing residents who give Lahaina its spirit and identity
Thousands of tourists were trapped by the blaze, while the city of Lahaina has been reduced to ashes. The wildfires advanced so quickly that some people were forced to jump into the sea to escape the flames
The blazes are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people
Gov. Josh Green warned that the death toll would likely rise as search and rescue operations continue. Cadaver-sniffing dogs were brought in Friday to assist the search for the remains of people killed by the inferno
Aerial footage showed whole sections of the historic town of Lahaina have been reduced to gray ash, including on Front Street, where tourists shopped and dined just days ago
Experts say climate change is increasing the likelihood of more extreme weather events like what’s playing out in Hawaii, where dozens of people have been killed and a historic tourist town was devastated
Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke issued an emergency proclamation on behalf of Gov. Josh Green, who is traveling, and activated the Hawaii National Guard to assist
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