Lahaina as new concerns emerge over glitches in the islands emergency warning system. The news at 5 00 starts right now. Thanks for joining us. Im terry mcsweeney. Tonight we begin with the devastation in maui. The heartbreak and loss continues on the island after a massive wildfir ravaged lahaina, becoming the deadliest fire in modern u. S. History. The death toll creeping towards 100. 93 lives lost in the fires. That number expected to grow as the National Guard continues recovery efforts. At least 1,000 people are feared missing. So far Authorities Say search and rescue teams have cleared 3 of lahaina. The crime search for missing people continues. Theres new scrutiny of the Emergency Alert system that failed to warn thousands about the fire headed their way. Nbc4 bay area Marianne Favro joins us from the newsroom with more. We talked with one woman in lahaina who told us the only warning she got about the fire was from the sound of personal home fire alarms going off on her street.
Maui County hotel performance remains affected by the aftermath of the August wildfires, reports the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, but the county still led the state in revenue per available room in March due to comparatively higher average daily rate.
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The hotel industry will continue moving toward recovery in 2022, but the path will be uneven and potentially volatile, with full recovery still several years away, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report.