It was so sudden and so fast everybody was caught off guard and the winds were so rapid

it just blew through the town.

It's an unnerving feeling to you don't want to fall asleep because you never know what's

going to, how that fire is going to progress.

It was one block to the next block then next block and kind of just like a tidal wave of

just like fire and smoke.

Hawaii may be a tourist attraction to many Americans but for over a million people like

the three you just heard from it's home and like any state in the US it's not immune to the effects

of climate change. This week brought a devastating reminder as wildfires stoked by Hurricane

Dora spread across the island of Maui. So far at least 36 people have died and thousands

have been evacuated. Much of the historical town of Lahaina lies in ruins.

My business my home my inventory everything I own it's gone. I'm lucky enough that my dog is alive

I'm alive I have a vehicle and I have a lot of friends accounted for with me but I have a lot

of friends who aren't accounted for. That is Cole Millington he owns Honolua hot sauce company

which is based in Lahaina and he says everything happened so fast for him.

I just looked out my window and I saw a huge black plume of smoke pretty close to our house and

I said hey guys this looks pretty serious maybe we should grab some bags or you know get ready to

leave and within 15 minutes we were sprinting into our cars peeling out of the driveway and

the road was on fire. Hundreds of buildings have been destroyed and many are still having trouble

reaching their loved ones. It's very um obviously traumatic to see such a historic town just to see

it scorched in gray and still burning and a smoke and it was very apocalyptic. Dr. Reza Donish has

been driving around in a medical van treating people who are still in Lahaina and while he's

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