The federal government sent emergency personnel, meals and essential supplies to the devastated town. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KIHEI, Hawaii – President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday that the United States government would remain steadfast in its commitment to help the people of Maui recover, rebuild and grieve afterThe Aug 8 wildfires killed at least 111 and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for.
Mr Biden highlighted the efforts of first responders, many of whom have been personally affected by the wildfires. He praised search teams who have worked around the clock. – Hawaiian Electric Industries, which faces questions about the role that its equipment might have played in the wildfires, saw its shares extend a record slump. They briefly hit their lowest level since 1985 on Thursday and closed down 15.4 per cent. The shares have shed about 63 per cent this week.
“We’re all one big family in Maui, we call it ‘ohana,’”said Mr Louis Romero, a 55-year-old retired battalion chief for the island’s fire department, who is helping run a crisis-relief hub. “You don’t have to be blood relatives to consider you family. That’s the Hawaiian way. We help each other.” Mr Andaya said using sirens that typically alert people to tsunamis might have led people to evacuate toward the danger as the wildfire approached from hillsides east of town, he told reporters on Wednesday.
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