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State health and education officials say it’s safe for kids to come back but some parents and teachers have doubts.

Those who died included store employees, a janitorial service worker and a pair of dishwashers who worked hard to take care of their families, friends recalled.

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Those who fled the fire by car tell of being blocked or funneled into narrow gridlocked streets. The county has not said when it will release a detailed report on what happened.

Additional DNA testing along with dental and other analyses have reduced the number of dead and missing, authorities said.

The effort to identify who is truly missing after the Lahaina fire is a massive undertaking that has shifted numerous times, leaving many families exhausted.

But as many as 80 more may still be unaccounted for as Maui police try to verify reports.

As names are added and removed from the unaccounted for list, Maui police and FBI continue to enlist the public’s help identifying fire victims

The sorrow of Lahaina is families and friends’ uncertainty as they wait for official word about missing loved ones that may never come..

The total number of those killed in the blaze in Lahaina stands at 115.