Scenes from wildfire-ravaged Kula and Lahaina on Maui
Kula was ravaged by a wildfire the same day one ripped through Lahaina. These are scenes of the destruction from the ground.
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Penny Wakida and her son Nick embrace at the Family Assistance Center at Kahului Community Center where people can provide information on missing loved ones, as well as providing DNA mouth swabs, to help identify any victims. Penny Wakida, 79, has not heard from her husband Clyde, 74, who stayed behind with their Lahaina home in effort to save it from the fire. Officials later contacted her to say that they had found human remains on the property.3/21
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre calls on reporters for questions during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Aug. 14, in Washington. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell appears on a screen as she joins the press briefing virtually.4/21
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Ernest Buen, 83, is looking for his younger brother, Maurice "Shadow" Buen, 80, who lived in a Lahaina assisted living facility. Buen was at the Family Assistance Center at Kahului Community Center to provide information about his brother and submit a DNA mouth swab in the hopes to find him.5/21
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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell appears on a screen as she joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Aug. 14, in Washington.6/21
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A burnt tree stands in front of a home destroyed by a wildfire on Monday, Aug. 14, in Kula, Hawaii. Kula was ravaged by a wildfire the same day one ripped through Lahaina.7/21
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A "Tourist Keep Out" sign is displayed in a neighborhood, Sunday, Aug. 13, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier.8/21
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Destroyed property is seen, Sunday, Aug. 13, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier.9/21
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Linemen work on poles, Sunday, Aug. 13, in Lahaina, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier.10/21
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Destroyed homes and vehicles are seen in a neighborhood, Sunday, Aug. 13, in Lahaina, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier.11/21
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A spoon as while other things lie in the rubble of a home destroyed by a wildfire on Monday, Aug. 14, in Kula, Hawaii. Kula was ravaged by a wildfire the same day one ripped through Lahaina.12/21
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Destroyed homes and cars are shown, Sunday, Aug. 13, in Lahaina Hawaii officials urge tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepare to house evacuees and first responders on the island where a wildfire demolished a historic town and killed dozens.13/21
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Coins collected in a box are found at a home destroyed by a wildfire on Monday, Aug. 14, in Kula. Kula was ravaged by a wildfire the same day one ripped through Lahaina.14/21
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Several keepsakes are collected in a box a home destroyed by a wildfire on Monday, Aug. 14, in Kula, Hawaii. Kula was ravaged by a wildfire the same day one ripped through Lahaina.15/21
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Several keepsakes are collected in a box at a home destroyed by a wildfire on Monday, Aug. 14, in Kula. Kula was ravaged by a wildfire the same day one ripped through Lahaina.16/21
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The charred remains of a vehicle sit near a wildfire-destroyed home Monday, Aug. 14, in Kula. The same day a wildfire ripped through Lahaina, one tore through Kula, as well.17/21
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Charred vehicles sit near a wildfire-destroyed home Monday, Aug. 14, in Kula. The same day a wildfire ripped through Lahaina, one tore through Kula, as well.18/21
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A tub rests in the middle of a wildfire-destroyed home Monday, Aug. 14, in Kula. The same day a wildfire ripped through Lahaina, one tore through Kula, as well.19/21
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Maui Fire Department firefighters load a truck at Maui High School on Sunday, August 13, 2023. The American Red Cross emergency evacuation shelter at Maui High School in Kahului has moved to the South Maui Gymnasium in Kihei. All activities are canceled at Kihei Regional Park due to the gym being used as an emergency evacuation shelter as of 9 a.m. Sunday.20/21
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Sallyann Gomes was at the Family Assistance Center at Kahului Community Center to provide information and submit a DNA mouth swab in the hopes to identify her mother Donna Gomes.21/21
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Tehani Kuhaulua (facing) and her mother Sallyann Gomes embrace at the Family Assistance Center at Kahului Community Center on Sunday, August 13, 2023 after providing information and submitting a DNA mouth swab in the hopes to identify Sallyann's mother and Tehani Kuhaulua's grandmother Donna Gomes.
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