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The US military has substantial resources that could support supply and reconstruction efforts.

Property tax payments are due on Aug. 21 but county officials haven’t said what their plan is for residents and businesses whose property is gone.

More than 50 educators either lost their homes entirely or suffered enough damage that they had to evacuate, the teachers union said.

The private operation is just one example as people and groups across Hawaii mobilize to help survivors of wildfires that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina.

Connectivity improved with the arrival of a pair of Wi-Fi trucks equipped with cell phone charging stations and power was restored for a few thousand people.

As touristy as Lahaina had become, it was still a place where real people lived including generations of families who had deep roots in that red soil.

But the investment required to properly mitigate fire risk across Hawaii has been slow to come.

At least 93 people are confirmed dead, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in decades.

The Hawaii utility has acknowledged the growing danger of wildfires and made some changes. But lawsuits are already pointing to the live power lines as a cause in Maui.

The law was enacted to limit the use of residential properties as vacation rentals.