Horror, grief remain for Maui wildfire survivors
Lahaina evacuees told their stories of survival on Wednesday after Gov. Josh Green and Maui County officials agreed to open Lahaina Bypass Road to public access.
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The Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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Remnants of burnt brush on a hillside over look the reopened Lahaina Bypass Highway on Wednesday.
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Lahaina resident Leo Ramelb, left, took in a donation of flashlights and batteries to be distributed from his home to the community on Wednesday.
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Lahaina resident James Tanaka wiped the tears from his eyes at the distribution center run by Leo Ramelb after recounting the events of the wildfire of Aug. 8.
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Ellen Sumer chose baby items for her son Ezekiel Sumer, 14 months, at the home Leo Ramelb in Lahaina on Wednesday.
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Jared Appleby, left, and Riley Mcgregor unloaded cases of water from Mcgregor's truck at the distribution center organized at the Lahaina home of Leo Ramelb on Wednesday.
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Paia residents Peter Chabot, left and Kim Gale, recounted their stories surrounding the Lahaina wildfire on Wednesday.
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Lahaina resident Samantha Ragan, left and her best friend Mano Sahagun recounted the wildfire on Wednesday.
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Lahaina residents Sherwin Agamata, left, and his son Kekoa Agmata-Pakele recounted the wildfire on Wednesday.
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The Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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Lahaina resident Samantha Ragan held her dogs Akela, left, and Sebastian as she recounted the wildfire.
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The Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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The Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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The Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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Alex Freeman, left, and Jimmy Salvador organized donated items for distribution to the community at the home of Leo Ramelb on Wednesday.
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Lahaina residents Sherwin Agamata, left, and his son Kekoa Agmata-Pakele recounted the last week's wildfire on Wednesday.
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The Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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Lahaina resident Samantha Ragan petted her dog Sebastian as she recounted the wildfire on Wednesday.
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Maui County police maintained a roadblock above Lahaina on Wednesday.
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The Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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Tthe Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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The Lahaina Business Center on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A Hawaiian Electric Company lineman tended to a power line in Lahaina on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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The area surrounding Lahaina reopened to the public and the media on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A National Guardsman walked past the devastation on a stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A bicyclist bearing a cross with a message rode past the devastation on a stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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National Guardsmen kept watch at road block on a side street along a on stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A Hawaiian Telcom worker walked amidst the devastatio on stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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Utility lines, telephone poles and an electrical transformer at the corner of Honoapiilani Highway and Kapunakea Street were set to be replaced.
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Utility lines, telephone poles and an electrical transformer at the corner of Honoapiilani Highway and Kapunakea Street were set to be replaced.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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The area surrounding Lahaina reopened to the public and the media on Wednesday.
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National Guardsmen kept watch at road block on a side street along a on stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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A stretch of Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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The area surrounding Lahaina reopened to the public and the media on Wednesday.
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The area surrounding Lahaina reopened to the public and the media on Wednesday.
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A damaged utility pole is seen on Wednesday.
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Maui County police maintained a roadblock above Lahaina on Wednesday.
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The Lahainaluna High School football field above Lahaina on Wednesday.
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Lahainaluna High School's Jimmie H. Grieg Gymnasium on Wednesday.
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Lahainaluna High School on Wednesday.
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