Maui County officials said Lahaina residents Robert Dyckman, 74, and Buddy Jantoc (pictured), 79, were among the dead, the first people formally named.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green said Monday evening that the death toll from the deadly Maui wildfires has risen to 99, and may double in the next week, as 1,000 people remain missing.
Victims of Maui s deadly wildfires were beginning to be identified on Monday. They included Carole Hartley, 60, from Alabama; Franklin Frankie Trejos, 68; and Clyde Wakida.
The death toll from the Lahaina fire America’s deadliest in a century was at 96 on Sunday while families visited a newly created Maui County Family Assistance Center to help document the missing and provide DNA mouth swabs to identify the dead.