Good morning. Welcome, Naxios today. It's Friday, August 11th. I'm Naila Boudou.

Today, another trial date for former President Trump. Plus, what can you expect to pay at the

gas pump this weekend? But first, the lives and history lost in the Hawaii wildfires.

That's today's one big thing.

How to Strophic Wildfires across Maui have left at least 53 people dead, at least 1,000

others unaccounted for, hundreds of structures destroyed, and thousands homeless.

President Biden approved federal disaster relief for Hawaii yesterday, and Governor John Green said

it's the largest natural disaster in the state's history. We spoke to Hawaii public

radios Kuhivehi Hiraiishi yesterday evening. Hi, Kuhivehi. Welcome, Naxios today.

Aloha, Naila. Kuhivehi, what are you hearing from folks on the ground in Maui?

So, I've heard devastating heartbreaking, unbelievable, were some of the words that I've heard

from 46-year-old Toriho OPE as she was sort of holding back tears, describing the wildfire

damage to her hometown. And for many who are still in Lahaina, not able to get back to their

homes, phone lines are still down and internet, so no idea of how to get in contact for those

who may be stranded. It is kind of too early to tell the extent of loss in terms of lives,

but I know that for those who are searching for family members, even from as far as, you know,

the continents and around the world looking for their relatives. It's just sort of a waiting

game at this point. For people who don't know about Hawaiian culture or history, what should they

know about Lahaina? I'd say that people need to know that it's more than a tourist town, while there

are hotels nearby. This was the center of the Hawaiian kingdom, so it was the center of government

and commerce. This is where decisions were being made that would alter the future course of Hawaii,

for the next several centuries, and all that that history is embedded in some of these structures.

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