Maui residents fear "toxic air" in wake of wildfire
As people on Maui report coughing up "black stuff" and blood, one resident says, "Come back 20 years later, 10 years later, and you'll see how many native people are sick."
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As people on Maui report coughing up "black stuff" and blood, one resident says, "Come back 20 years later, 10 years later, and you'll see how many native people are sick."
"I pray people know better than to accept those kinds of offers," one Lahaina resident said after being approached to buy her home.
Dry conditions and strong wind fueled wildfires on the Big Island and Maui, where blazes spread in Lahaina as well as inland.
The fire prompted an evacuation order for a residential area of Lahaina in the hills above Kaanapali resort hotels.
Within a day of the list's release, more than 100 of those on the list or their relatives came forward to say they're safe, the FBI said Friday.
Witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds, which were driven by a passing hurricane.
The house "looks like it was photoshopped," the homeowner said, amid the piles of ash that surround it on Lahaina's famous Front Street after the Aug. 8 wildfire swept through.
Only 104 families had submitted DNA samples as of Wednesday morning.
An FBI official said that the number of people "reported unaccounted for" is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,100.
The president and first lady saw the destruction close up and met with responders in Lahaina amid criticism of the White House response to the catastrophic blaze.
Hawaii officials said Monday that 850 people are still missing in the wake of Maui wildfires.
A ceremony was held Sunday at a park to honor the life of Keyiro Fuentes on Sunday — what would have been his 15th birthday.
FEMA is expected to run out of funds as it responds to the Maui wildfires and the potential effects of Hurricane Hilary, the agency's leader said.
The island's emergency chief resigned last week after facing criticism for not sounding warning sirens to alert residents to evacuate.
Several hundred federal search and rescue personnel are using dozens of cadaver dogs to comb the Lahaina burn area for human remains.
When asked Wednesday by reporters if he regretted not activating warning sirens when the wildfires broke out Aug. 8, Herman Andaya responded, "I do not."
The ATF is mainly a law enforcement entity, but fire investigators in the bureau often help local entities determine how wildfires started.
Survivors of the Maui wildfires shared their harrowing stories.
Even the water offered no sanctuary as pockets of fire emerged, creating a surreal and terrifying ordeal for those trying to flee.
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya has made his first public comments since the deadly wildfires ignited last week.
People across Maui have been asked to provide DNA samples in an effort to identify human remains.
As the Maui wildfires were spreading, hotel manager Kawena Kahula desperately searched for her family.
Some describe a rescue operation that never came as people suffered and waited.
"There was a kid underneath a car on Front Street," one lifelong Lahaina resident said. "It looks like his dad was trying to protect him, but they just were burnt."
Just five of the victims have been positively identified, according to Maui County officials. Gov. Green estimated that 1,300 people remain unaccounted for.