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Maui official defends decision not to activate sirens during wildfires
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya has made his first public comments since the deadly wildfires ignited last week.
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Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya has made his first public comments since the deadly wildfires ignited last week.
Prosecutors say the woman sent a threatening and racist voicemail to Judge Tanya Chutkan, and also made threats against Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
People across Maui have been asked to provide DNA samples in an effort to identify human remains.
Just five of the victims have been positively identified, according to Maui County officials. Gov. Green estimated that 1,300 people remain unaccounted for.
Some describe a rescue operation that never came as people suffered and waited.
Just five of the victims have been positively identified, according to Maui County officials. Gov. Green estimated that 1,300 people remain unaccounted for.
At least 2,200 structures were estimated to have been damaged or destroyed in the wildfires, according to preliminary numbers.
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