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Families Search For Missing Loved Ones While ‘Holding Onto Hope’ After Maui Fires Madeleine List/Civil Beat/2023

Families Search For Missing Loved Ones While ‘Holding Onto Hope’ After Maui Fires

Desperate for answers, families are still scouring the island and the internet for loved ones missing since the West Maui wildfires.

Lahaina Still Locked Down As Search For Remains Nears Its End Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Lahaina Still Locked Down As Search For Remains Nears Its End

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen says it will take time to clear hazardous waste and make sure building structures are sound before allowing residents to return.

Maui Police Chief: Some Fire Victims May Never Be Found Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Maui Police Chief: Some Fire Victims May Never Be Found

There are 115 confirmed fatalities, but as the search wraps up there are still hundreds who are missing.

Maui Releases List Of 388 People Unaccounted For After Lahaina Fire Maui County/Screenshot/2023

Maui Releases List Of 388 People Unaccounted For After Lahaina Fire

Police ask for anyone who recognizes a name on the list to contact the FBI.

California Woman Is The Only Tourist Confirmed Killed In Maui Wildfire So Far David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

California Woman Is The Only Tourist Confirmed Killed In Maui Wildfire So Far

There has not been a centralized effort to account for how many of the remaining missing people were visitors to Maui.

Nearshore Search For Human Remains Continues Off Lahaina Courtesy: DLNR

Nearshore Search For Human Remains Continues Off Lahaina

Snorkel gear is being used now after dry suits and fully encapsulated face masks were used last weekend by rescue and dive crews.

Support Rolls In For Maui Firefighters Displaced By The Fire Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Support Rolls In For Maui Firefighters Displaced By The Fire

Donated RVs are arriving on Maui to serve as temporary housing for affected firefighter families.

Lack Of DNA Complicates Search For People Still Missing After Maui Fires Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Lack Of DNA Complicates Search For People Still Missing After Maui Fires

Police released the names of eight more victims as the death toll stood at 115.

Maui First Responders Battled Blaze As Their Own Homes Burned Hawaii National Guard/2023

Maui First Responders Battled Blaze As Their Own Homes Burned

Experts say those on the frontlines of the fires could face lifelong health risks, including cancer, PTSD and depression.