Hawaii
Commenters accused the Colorado Republican of trying to notch political points instead of doing something meaningful to support victims.
Hawaii’s state toxicologist Diana Felton told Hawaii Public Radio that it could take weeks or months to clean up the pollutants.
The inferno swept through the centuries-old town of Lahaina on Maui’s west coast, reducing hundreds of homes to ash.
A post on the actor's Instagram page also declared that "survivors are the priority" as wildfires wreaked havoc on the Hawaiian island this week.
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An immigrant cook, newlyweds and families were among those who fled Maui's voracious wildfires this week.
Many survivors said they didn’t hear any sirens or receive a warning that gave them enough time to prepare to evacuate.
The Fleetwood Mac co-founder said the wildfire disaster is a "devastating moment" for his community.
Collin Morikawa, whose grandparents were born in Lahaina, said he'll golf to help with relief for the deadly wildfires in Hawaii.
Wind gusts from Hurricane Dora were partially to blame for downed trees, power lines, and helicopters being unable to dump water on the fires, officials in Maui said.
Scientists say an eruption of a Hawaii volcano that began nearly two weeks ago has come to a pause.