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Hawaii’s state toxicologist Diana Felton told Hawaii Public Radio that it could take weeks or months to clean up the pollutants.
The cost to live in Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui keeps rising due to a chronic housing shortage, an influx of second-home buyers and wealthy transplants.
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.
Police say a new fire on Maui triggered an evacuation of a community northeast of the area that burned earlier 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.
“When you see the full extent of the destruction of Lahaina… it will shock you,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said after walking through the town.