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The fight over water is nothing new on Maui. But the impact on the county’s ability to battle fires is coming clear.

The search through the rubble continued as the death toll from the wildfires rose to 99.

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.

Officials have not publicly commented on the response time to the Lahaina fire, but residents are starting to demand answers.

But, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on.

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.

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

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.

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