LAHAINA Destructive wildfires have consumed much of Lahaina Town as the number of confirmed deaths continues to grow. Many cultural landmarks, cherished by
KAHULUI, Hawaii — The death toll from a wildfire that killed at least 55 people on Hawaii’s Maui island was expected to rise on Friday, as search teams prepared to
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The fires reduced entire neighborhoods to ashes on the western side of the U.S. island. Lahaina is one of Maui s prime attractions, drawing 2 million tourists to the island each year, or about 80 percent of the island s visitors. The wildfires took most of Lahaina s residents and visitors by surprise when they broke out, forcing some jump into the ocean to escape the fast-moving inferno.