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Lieutenant Ryan Edgar (left) is with the 93rd CBRN Enterprise Response Force, Commander Frank Sebastian is with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Sgt. Manuel Soco is with a U.S. Army search and extraction team. Authorities are pleading with the public to be patient as forensics teams work to identify the remains after the deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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Lahaina wants closure. Authorities plead for patience

3:16pm August 25, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

Search and recovery teams say the work to identify human remains in Lahaina is grueling and complicated by the fact that the fire burned so hot, even just making a positive ID is difficult.

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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. visits a distribution center at Lahaina Crossing. A deadly wildfire destroyed the city of Lahaina, Maui.

Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'

5:34am August 21, 2023

by Eric Westervelt

Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history

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Volunteers helping those who lost homes in Lahaina stop to pray on a hillside. The town is surrounded by dry, invasive grasses which are highly flammable.

3 strategies Maui can adopt from other states to help prevent dangerous wildfires

11:08am August 18, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

In preparing for future fires, Maui doesn't have to look far. States like California have passed wildfire policies to reduce the risk that a community will be destroyed.

Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya speaks during a news conference in Wailuku, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

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The embattled leader of Maui County's Emergency Management Agency has resigned

11:11pm August 17, 2023

by Ravenna Koenig

Herman Andaya has faced increasing scrutiny following last week's fires in Lahaina that killed more than 110 people. He's defended his decision not to activate emergency sirens as the town burned.