Questions are also being asked about whether power to the island should have been cut. For more, heres our correspondent in hawaii, sophie long. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are. Were all together. Were one family, we need to take care of each other. No one s feeding everyone. Theyre traumatised. Theyre upset. No one s giving hugs. They need mental help. What do you need for me . To hear people in the same pads since the fire on thursday. Kids in the same diapers since thursday. People without food. They havent drank since before the fire. What are we doing . Hundreds of thousands
to shelters, donating food, water supplies, baby supplies and so on, because we re meeting people who can t even find a space in shelters, who are sleeping out in the open right now. and it continues to be very hot. it continues to be very windy. but when you speak to people, what really comes through is something that people in here in hawaii pride themselves on and it s bittersweet to witness. it is a spirit of aloha, of warmth and generosity and coming together in the face of what is the biggest challenge that this island probably has ever seen in terms of natural disasters. the bbc sjohn sudworth is also in hawaii and has more now on the relief efforts. we are on board the ocean spirit, we are on board the ocean spirit, a we are on board the ocean spirit, a boat owned by the pacific whale foundation of marine conservation charity. foundation of marine conservation chari . ., , ., charity. but today the staff and volunteers charity. but today the staff and volunteers on charit