Maui Wildfire Disaster updates for Aug. 24 are posted HERE. County officials released a list of 388 people who have been reported as unaccounted for from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire disaster. An additional FEMA Disaster Recovery Center will fully opens today at the Hannibal Tavares Community Center, 91 Pukalani St. in Makawao. To date, more than 10,000 FEMA assistance registrations have been received, with nearly $13.2 million in federal housing and individual assistance provided.
John Stufflebean, director of the Maui County Department of Water Supply, said the trace amounts of chemicals in some samples fall well under federally set limits.
Maui Wildfire Disaster updates for Aug. 24 are posted HERE. Today, crews are conducting an underwater search of a four mile stretch of shoreline from Puamana Beach Park to Wahikuli Wayside Park, looking for human remains associated with the Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina. Six more people have been identified out of the 115 confirmed dead; and more than 1,000 remain unaccounted for. The state Department of Education has identified temporary school sites in Central and South Maui for displaced students who had been enrolled at one of four public schools in Lahaina.
HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s been two weeks since the devastating wildfires ripped through portions of Maui, Lahaina and Upcountry residents still have limited access to safe drinking water. Maui County put out an unsafe water advisory that remains in effect out of precaution after the wildfires. A new interactive map shows, all areas north of […]