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Native Hawaiian discusses cultural landmarks, art and artifacts destroyed by Maui wildfire

By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings, Eliot Barnhart

As disaster recovery efforts ramp up on Maui, so too has the arduous search operation. The confirmed death toll now stands at 106 people and with most of those victims still unidentified, families and friends of the missing are left…

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WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Hawaiian wildfire death toll climbs

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui next week in the aftermath of the deadliest wildfires in the U.S. in more than a century, the White House announced Wednesday.

Maui wildfire death toll rises to 106 as teams search to find and identify the dead

By Clare Rush, Associated Press / Report for America, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

With the death toll already at 106, a mobile morgue with coroners, pathologists and technicians arrived in Hawaii on Tuesday to help with the grim task of sorting through remains.

Videos of downed power lines before deadly Maui wildfire raise questions about how it started

By Michael Biesecker, Bernard Condon, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings and keeping it on even as dozens of poles began to topple.

Death toll rises to 99 in Maui wildfires as teams intensify search

By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

The wildfires, some of which have not yet been fully contained, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. Their cause was under investigation.

Maui residents face lingering toxic hazards in aftermath of deadly wildfires

By Andrew J. Whelton, The Conversation

Maui County issued an ‘unsafe water’ alert and urged precautions. Residents can face multiple toxic hazards after fires.

Hawaii governor warns many more people feared dead after Maui wildfire

By Clare Rush, Associated Press / Report for America, Audrey McAvoy, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

The blazes, which consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a toll of 96.

Tourists urged to avoid Maui as hotels prepare to take in fire evacuees, first responders

By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Audrey McAvoy, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Hawaii officials urged tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepared to house evacuees and first responders on the island that faces a long recovery from the wildfire that demolished a historic town and killed more than 90 people.

News Wrap: Hawaii governor surveys Maui fire damage, warns death toll will grow

In our news wrap Sunday, the Maui wildfire is now the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century as search efforts continue and the death toll keeps rising, at least 21 people died in a mudslide and flash…

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Lahaina fire becomes deadliest in the U.S. in over 100 years as death toll rises to 93

By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Beatrice Dupuy, Associated Press

As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93, authorities warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages.