The death toll in fires in Maui, Hawaii, climbs to 93, according to local authorities, marking the deadliest wildfire in the United States in over a century.
The death toll in Hawaii due to wildfires is continuing to climb, with Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) saying that search and recovery operations are likely to discover more remains on Maui.
A fast-moving wildfire that incinerated much of the compact coastal settlement of Lahaina on Maui last week has multiplied concerns that any homes rebuilt there will be targeted at affluent outsiders seeking a tropical haven. That would turbo-charge what is already one of Hawaii’s gravest and biggest challenges: the exodus and displacement of Native Hawaiian and local-born residents who can no longer afford to live in their homeland.