Maui residents honor wildfire victims, hold out hope for missing
Two weeks after the Aug. 8 firestorm, federal, state and county officials still have no official list of the missing.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Missing people flyers for Lahaina, residents are posted on a bulletin board at King's Cathedral Maui in Kahului, Saturday, Aug. 19. As days turn into weeks, the odds are growing longer for families hoping to be reunited with missing loved ones after a fire swept across Lahaina.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A missing person flyer for a Lahaina, resident is posted on a bulletin board at King's Cathedral Maui in Kahului, Saturday, Aug. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A partially melted sign stands along the Honoapi'ilani Highway in Lahaina, Monday, Aug. 21.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A person pushes a cart along the Honoapi'ilani Highway past homes consumed by a recent wildfire in Lahaina, Monday, Aug. 21.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A fence is built around properties consumed by a wildfire in Lahaina, Monday, Aug. 21.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Monday, Aug. 21.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guadalupe Gonzalez, a Lahaina, resident who survived a deadly wildfire, stands next to missing person flyers while waiting for a post office to open in Lahaina, Monday, Aug. 21. Gonzalez said she and her family had to drive through the fire twice while fleeing the town.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunya Schlea ties up roses to crosses along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Tuesday, Aug. 22, to honor the victims killed in a wildfire. Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for — a staggering number for officials facing huge challenges to determine how many of those perished and how many may have made it to safety but haven't checked in.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Shawneen Schweitzer, left, paints crosses hanging on a fence to honor the victims killed in a recent wildfire in Lahaina, Tuesday, Aug. 22.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Meyers, right, carries crosses to put up to honor the victims killed in a recent wildfire in Lahaina, Tuesday, Aug. 22.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Matt Schweitzer, left, and Soakai Taufa hang a Hawaiian flag on a pole in front of crosses honoring the victims killed in a recent wildfire in Lahaina, Tuesday, Aug. 22.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crosses honoring the victims killed in a recent wildfire hang on a fence along the Lahaina Bypass as a Hawaiian flag flies in the wind in Lahaina, Tuesday, Aug. 22.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Hawaiian flag and crosses honoring the victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Monday, Aug. 21.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crosses honoring victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Monday, Aug. 21.COURTESY MAUI FIRE DEPARTMENT
Honolulu Fire Department rescue divers and Maui Fire Department personnel with assistance from the U.S. Navy, completed underwater searches of Lahaina Harbor over the weekend.COURTESY MAUI FIRE DEPARTMENT
Honolulu Fire Department rescue divers and Maui Fire Department personnel with assistance from the U.S. Navy, completed underwater searches of Lahaina Harbor over the weekend.COURTESY MAUI FIRE DEPARTMENT
Honolulu Fire Department rescue divers and Maui Fire Department personnel with assistance from the U.S. Navy, completed underwater searches of Lahaina Harbor over the weekend.