The Maui United Way has activated its Maui Fire Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to individuals directly impacted by the disaster. MUW is
Maui Wildfire Disaster updates for Aug. 19 are posted HERE. The death toll rose to 114 on Friday with 78% of the area searched. Fires still are burning, but they have not spread for days.
TRAVERSE CITY — Rachal Proffer remembers when she used to live just a block south of the 150-year-old banyan tree in the heart of Lahaina on the island of Maui.