The president has faced criticism that his “no comment,” in apparent response to a query on the mounting death toll of the wildfires, was callous.
Tag: Lahaina (Hawaii)
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Maui Officials Blame Hawaiian Electric for Deadly Fires in New Lawsuit
In a new lawsuit, Maui County said Hawaiian Electric acted negligently by failing to disconnect power lines that were at risk of toppling in high winds.
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Lahaina Inferno Began After Firefighters Departed a ‘Contained’ Scene
Some residents said they were alarmed when fire crews left the site of an early-morning fire: “Someone should have stayed.”
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With Reported Missing in Maui Topping 1,000, Officials Will Release Names
Investigators in Hawaii hope that making the names public will narrow the search, as happened after the 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people in California.
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Maui Families’ Search For Missing After Fires Grows More Desperate
Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for after the deadly fires, and loved ones still hope for a “miracle.”