The death toll from the fires reached 111 as the recovery effort continues across the island and schools reopen.
Hawaii’s governor has pledged to prevent land grabbing as Maui residents begin to rebuild their homes
The wildfires devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, with the town of Lahaina barely recognisable Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina was destroyed, and Principal Tonata Lolesio said lessons would resume in the coming weeks at another Catholic school. A volunteer works at a food and supply distribution centre set up in the parking lot of a shopping mall in Lahaina
At Wednesday’s news conference, the head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency defended not sounding sirens during the fire. Hawaii has what it touts as the largest system of outdoor alert sirens in the world, created after a 1946 tsunami that killed more than 150 on the Big Island. State and local officials have also faced public criticism over shortages of water to fight the fire and a chaotic evacuation that saw many trapped in their vehicles on a jammed roadway as flames swept over them.
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