“My colleagues, friends, family – we’re all homeless,” Kaleiopu said.Įarlier Thursday, the governor told CNN he estimated “upwards of 1,700 buildings” were destroyed.Īnd the blazes on the island continue to burn. “Please consider bringing those people into your lives.”Īmong them is Dustin Kaleiopu, whose home in Lahaina was destroyed. “If you have additional space in your home, if you have the capacity to take someone in from west Maui, please do,” the governor said. With thousands of people now with nowhere to go, Green appealed to hotels and residents across the state to open their rooms and homes to those who have been displaced. It would trail only California’s Camp Fire, which killed 85 people in 2018. The 53 deaths would make the wildfire that torched Lahaina’s historic districts the second deadliest blaze in the United States in a century. “All of us will have a loved one here on Maui that we know of, that lost a house, that lost a friend.” Josh Green said in the news conference after touring Lahaina on Thursday. “What we saw was likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii’s state history,” Gov. These factors are making it hard to fight the deadly Maui wildfiresĪnd with power and cell service out in western Maui, officials don’t know how many people who may have tried to escape are still missing. Jeff Melichar/TMX/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. Smoke and flames rise in Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii, U.S., Augin this still image from video obtained from social media.
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