Deadly Wildfires Devastate Maui

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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At least 53 people are dead after wildfires whipped through neighborhoods in Maui, destroying the historic town of Lahaina and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents and visitors. As of Thursday thousands of people were without power and cell service. We talk about the situation on the ground, what it will take to rebuild and how to help those affected. Guests: Marcel Honore, staff writer, Honolulu Civil Beat Michelle Ka'uhane, senior vice president and chief impact officer, Hawai'i Community Foundation Clay Trauernicht, extension specialist in ecosystems and fire in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Kahele Dukelow, professor of Hawaiian studies and administrator, University of Hawai'i, Maui College Christin Bourland, resident of West Maui Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.0	Coming up on forum, at least 55 people are dead and hundreds are missing after wildfires
0:58.5	whipped through neighborhoods in Maui destroying the historic town of Lahaina.
1:03.1	Thousands of Maui residents and visitors have been evacuated, and this morning thousands
1:07.2	more are without power and cell service, complicating emergency response, and leaving
1:12.1	some without a way to know whether their loved ones are safe. We'll discuss the situation
1:16.6	on the ground in Maui, answer your questions about the fires, and talk about what it will
1:21.0	take to rebuild, and how to help those affected. Join us after this news.
1:43.6	This is Forum. I'm Guy Marzarati in for Mina Kim. It's been a deadly, terrifying, and chaotic several days on the island of Maui,
1:45.7	where hurricane-fueled wildfires tore through the island just after midnight on Tuesday,
1:51.0	destroying much of the town of Lahaina, leaving more than 50 people dead,
1:55.2	and Maui officials say as many as a thousand people missing.
1:59.1	California Governor Gavin Newsom said yesterday that this state would be deploying resources
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