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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden take an aerial tour on Marine One over areas devastated by the Maui wildfires on Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden take an aerial tour on Marine One over areas devastated by the Maui wildfires on Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Photos: Wildfires on Hawaii’s island of Maui

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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden take an aerial tour on Marine One over areas devastated by the Maui wildfires on Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden take an aerial tour on Marine One over areas devastated by the Maui wildfires on Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
People watch as the motorcade carrying President Joe Biden passes to visit areas devastated by the Maui wildfires on Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
People watch as the motorcade carrying President Joe Biden passes to visit areas devastated by the Maui wildfires on Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden tour areas devastated by the Maui wildfires on Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden tour areas devastated by the Maui wildfires on Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
A Hawaiian flag and crosses honoring the victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii on Aug. 21, 2023. The wildfires devastated parts of the Hawaiian island Maui earlier in the month.
A Hawaiian flag and crosses honoring the victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii on Aug. 21, 2023. The wildfires devastated parts of the Hawaiian island Maui earlier in the month.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, stops to pet a search dog, Dexter, while meeting with survivors and first responders in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 21, 2023. The president and first lady on Monday met with victims of the fires, emergency workers and other state officials. The death toll has reached 114 people and is expected to climb.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, stops to pet a search dog, Dexter, while meeting with survivors and first responders in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 21, 2023. The president and first lady on Monday met with victims of the fires, emergency workers and other state officials. The death toll has reached 114 people and is expected to climb.
President Joe Biden meets with survivors and first responders in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 21, 2023. The president and first lady on Monday met with victims of the fires, emergency workers and other state officials.
President Joe Biden meets with survivors and first responders in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 21, 2023. The president and first lady on Monday met with victims of the fires, emergency workers and other state officials.
Crosses honoring victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023.
Crosses honoring victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023.
President Joe Biden greets an attendee as he meets first responders and survivors at Lahaina Civic Center, Hawaii, on Aug. 21, 2023.
President Joe Biden greets an attendee as he meets first responders and survivors at Lahaina Civic Center, Hawaii, on Aug. 21, 2023.
President Joe Biden is presented with a Hawaiian flower lei before he speaks to community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
President Joe Biden is presented with a Hawaiian flower lei before he speaks to community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
People pray as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden meet with community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
People pray as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden meet with community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
President Joe Biden listens to the Mayor of Maui Richard Bissen during a meeting with first responders and survivors at Lahaina Civic Center, Hawaii, on Aug. 21, 2023. Biden flew over the blackened remains of Lahaina on Monday in his first visit since the deadly wildfires and declared: “The devastation is overwhelming.”
Aerial images east of Lahaina, Hawaii, where homes and businesses lay in ruins on Aug. 17, 2023, after devastating wildfires swept across Maui and through the town.
Aerial images east of Lahaina, Hawaii, where homes and businesses lay in ruins on Aug. 17, 2023, after devastating wildfires swept across Maui and through the town.
Rochelle Valiente and others displaced by the Lahaina fire in Hawaii are staying with relatives Relyn and Jowel Delfin.
Rochelle Valiente and others displaced by the Lahaina fire in Hawaii are staying with relatives Relyn and Jowel Delfin.
A statewide outdoor warning siren system is seen in a neighborhood on Aug. 13, 2023 in Kihei, Hawaii.
A statewide outdoor warning siren system is seen in a neighborhood on Aug. 13, 2023 in Kihei, Hawaii.
A person walks along Honoapiilani Highway past properties destroyed by the West Maui Fire in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023.
A person walks along Honoapiilani Highway past properties destroyed by the West Maui Fire in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023.
Destroyed homes and vehicles on Aug. 17, 2023, after a wind-driven wildfire burned from the hills through neighborhoods in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Destroyed homes and vehicles on Aug. 17, 2023, after a wind-driven wildfire burned from the hills through neighborhoods in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Workers move a body bag into a refrigerated storage container adjacent to the Maui Police Forensic Facility where human remains are stored in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Wailuku, Hawaii on Aug. 17, 2023.
Workers move a body bag into a refrigerated storage container adjacent to the Maui Police Forensic Facility where human remains are stored in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Wailuku, Hawaii on Aug. 17, 2023.
An urban search and rescue crew is seen near properties destroyed by the West Maui Fire, in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023.
An urban search and rescue crew is seen near properties destroyed by the West Maui Fire, in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023.
A woman photographs a destroyed neighborhood in last week's wildfire in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 16, 2023.
A woman photographs a destroyed neighborhood in last week’s wildfire in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 16, 2023.
A woman lays down flowers and prays on a hillside loverlooking the rubble of Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, following last weeks wildfires on, Aug. 16, 2023.
A woman lays down flowers and prays on a hillside loverlooking the rubble of Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, following last weeks wildfires on, Aug. 16, 2023.
A police officer walks among remains of destroyed cars in last week's wildfire in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 16, 2023.
A police officer walks among remains of destroyed cars in last week’s wildfire in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Aug. 16, 2023.
A helicopter douses hotspots in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, following last weeks wildfires on Aug. 16, 2023.
A helicopter douses hotspots in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui, following last weeks wildfires on Aug. 16, 2023.
A resident reacts as she walks through the ruins of a a house destroyed by the Lahaina Fire, in Lahaina, in Maui, on Aug. 15, 2023.
A resident reacts as she walks through the ruins of a a house destroyed by the Lahaina Fire, in Lahaina, in Maui, on Aug. 15, 2023.
Disaster response personnel from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies gather as supplies arrive adjacent to the Maui Police Forensic Facility where human remains are stored in the aftermath of the Maui wildfire in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Wailuku, Hawaii on August 15, 2023.
Disaster response personnel from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies gather as supplies arrive adjacent to the Maui Police Forensic Facility where human remains are stored in the aftermath of the Maui wildfire in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Wailuku, Hawaii on August 15, 2023.
Volunteers sort out donated pet foods at the Maui Humane Society in Puunene, central Maui, Hawaii on August 15, 2023. The death toll in Hawaii's wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state's governor said August 14, as emergency personnel painstakingly scoured the incinerated landscape for more human remains.
Volunteers sort out donated pet foods at the Maui Humane Society in Puunene, central Maui, Hawaii on August 15, 2023. The death toll in Hawaii’s wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state’s governor said August 14, as emergency personnel painstakingly scoured the incinerated landscape for more human remains.
A missing persons poster is posted at an emergency aid distribution point on Aug. 14, 2023, following last week's wildfire in Napili-Honokowai, on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
A missing persons poster is posted at an emergency aid distribution point on Aug. 14, 2023, following last week’s wildfire in Napili-Honokowai, on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Charred vehicles sit near a wildfire-destroyed home in Kula, Hawaii, on Aug. 14, 2023.
Charred vehicles sit near a wildfire-destroyed home in Kula, Hawaii, on Aug. 14, 2023.
An FBI Evidence Response Team agent watches as two additional refrigerated storage containers arrive adjacent to the Maui Police Forensic Facility where human remains are stored in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Aug. 14, 2023.
An FBI Evidence Response Team agent watches as two additional refrigerated storage containers arrive adjacent to the Maui Police Forensic Facility where human remains are stored in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Aug. 14, 2023.
The wreckage of a home burned in last week's wildfire in Kula on the Hawaiian island of Maui is seen Aug. 14, 2023.
The wreckage of a home burned in last week’s wildfire in Kula on the Hawaiian island of Maui is seen Aug. 14, 2023.
A bathtub rests in the middle of a wildfire-destroyed home on Aug. 14, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii.
A bathtub rests in the middle of a wildfire-destroyed home on Aug. 14, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii.
Dylan Martin watches the sunset toward Lahaina while camping in Paul Romero's backyard in Kihei, Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2023. Martin lost his home to the wildfire and Romero has offered space for him and others to sleep at his home.
Dylan Martin watches the sunset toward Lahaina while camping in Paul Romero’s backyard in Kihei, Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2023. Martin lost his home to the wildfire and Romero has offered space for him and others to sleep at his home.
Frank Puglisi lies in a tent while camping in Paul Romero's backyard in Kihei, Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2023. Puglisi lost the boat that he lived aboard in Lahaina to the wildfire, and Romero offered space for him and others to sleep at his home.
Frank Puglisi lies in a tent while camping in Paul Romero’s backyard in Kihei, Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2023. Puglisi lost the boat that he lived aboard in Lahaina to the wildfire, and Romero offered space for him and others to sleep at his home.
Survivors and churchgoers pray during a church service held by Pastor Brown of Lahaina's Grace Baptist Church at Maui Coffee Attic in central Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 13, 2023. Maui Coffee Attic in Wailuku opened up space for the service after both the church and Brown's home in Lahaina was destroyed by a wildfire.
Survivors and churchgoers pray during a church service held by Pastor Brown of Lahaina’s Grace Baptist Church at Maui Coffee Attic in central Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 13, 2023. Maui Coffee Attic in Wailuku opened up space for the service after both the church and Brown’s home in Lahaina was destroyed by a wildfire.
Destroyed homes and cars are shown Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Destroyed homes and cars are shown Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Residents collect food and other supplies delivered by volunteers in Olowalu, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2023.
Residents collect food and other supplies delivered by volunteers in Olowalu, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2023.
Sarah Salmonese sits on Aug. 11, 2023, where her apartment once stood in Lahaina, Hawaii, two days after it was devastated by wildfire.
Sarah Salmonese sits on Aug. 11, 2023, where her apartment once stood in Lahaina, Hawaii, two days after it was devastated by wildfire.
Ruins surround a pool in Lahaina, Hawaii, Hawaii, two days after the historic town was devastated by wildfire, on Aug. 11, 2023.
Ruins surround a pool in Lahaina, Hawaii, Hawaii, two days after the historic town was devastated by wildfire, on Aug. 11, 2023.
Honolulu Fire Department responders work in Lahaina on the island of Maui Aug. 11, 2023, two days after the historic town was devastated by wildfire.
Honolulu Fire Department responders work in Lahaina on the island of Maui Aug. 11, 2023, two days after the historic town was devastated by wildfire.
Travis Jones and Elicia Stratton search for belongings in the ruins of their apartment in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2023, after the historic town was devastated by wildfire.
Travis Jones and Elicia Stratton search for belongings in the ruins of their apartment in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2023, after the historic town was devastated by wildfire.
A man walks through wildfire wreckage on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that wiped out a historic town.
A man walks through wildfire wreckage on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that wiped out a historic town.
A swimming pool is surrounded by an apartment building on Aug. 11, 2023, that was destroyed by a wildfire in Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
A swimming pool is surrounded by an apartment building on Aug. 11, 2023, that was destroyed by a wildfire in Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Wildfire wreckage is shown Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Wildfire wreckage is shown Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
A firetruck sits parked in a neighborhood on Aug. 11, 2023, that was destroyed by a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii.
A firetruck sits parked in a neighborhood on Aug. 11, 2023, that was destroyed by a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Homes and businesses are shown Aug. 11, 2023, destroyed by wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Homes and businesses are shown Aug. 11, 2023, destroyed by wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Barbara Wiener uses a flashlight to search for a friend's cat in Kula, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
Barbara Wiener uses a flashlight to search for a friend’s cat in Kula, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
A building destroyed by wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, is seen Aug. 10, 2023.
A building destroyed by wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, is seen Aug. 10, 2023.
A couple walks past buildings destroyed by wildfires along Front Street in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023. Emergency workers were set to resume their search for victims in burned-out areas in western Maui on Friday, as the death toll from the deadliest wildfire in Hawaii's history grew.
A couple walks past buildings destroyed by wildfires along Front Street in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023. Emergency workers were set to resume their search for victims in burned-out areas in western Maui on Friday, as the death toll from the deadliest wildfire in Hawaii’s history grew.
A swimming pool amid burned buildings in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
A swimming pool amid burned buildings in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
A humanitarian aid distribution point in Kahului, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2023.
A humanitarian aid distribution point in Kahului, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2023.
Wildfire damage in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2023.
Wildfire damage in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2023.
Workers passing a fire-damaged banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
Workers passing a fire-damaged banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
Wildfire wreckage is seen Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned-out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the deadliest blaze in the U.S. in recent years.
Wildfire wreckage is seen Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned-out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the deadliest blaze in the U.S. in recent years.
Destroyed homes and buildings in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
Destroyed homes and buildings in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
A person walks down Front Street past destroyed buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said Aug. 9, 2023 as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport.
A person walks down Front Street past destroyed buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said Aug. 9, 2023 as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport.
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel docking in the harbor near a destroyed building in the historic Lahaina Town in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel docking in the harbor near a destroyed building in the historic Lahaina Town in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
Destroyed homes, buildings and boats burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 10, 2023. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said.
Destroyed homes, buildings and boats burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 10, 2023. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said.
Wildfire wreckage is seen on Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Wildfire wreckage is seen on Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Destroyed cars in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 10, 2023.
Destroyed cars in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 10, 2023.
Destroyed homes and buildings in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
Destroyed homes and buildings in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.
A family waits for their flight out of Maui at Kahului Airport after wildfires ripped through the island, Aug. 9, 2023.
A family waits for their flight out of Maui at Kahului Airport after wildfires ripped through the island, Aug. 9, 2023.
A wildfire burns in Kihei, Hawaii late on Aug. 9, 2023. Thousands of residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years.
A wildfire burns in Kihei, Hawaii late on Aug. 9, 2023. Thousands of residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years.
People waiting for departing flights at Kahului Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where at least three wildfires have been raging, in Kahului on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. The fires, which had been largely contained as of Wednesday night, burned much of the historic town of Lahaina, which was once Hawaii's royal capital.
People waiting for departing flights at Kahului Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where at least three wildfires have been raging, in Kahului on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. The fires, which had been largely contained as of Wednesday night, burned much of the historic town of Lahaina, which was once Hawaii’s royal capital.
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street on Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street on Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
People waiting for departing flights at Kahului Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where at least three wildfires have been raging, in Kahului on Aug. 9, 2023. The fires, which had been largely contained as of Wednesday night, burned much of the historic town of Lahaina, which was once Hawaii's royal capital.
People waiting for departing flights at Kahului Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where at least three wildfires have been raging, in Kahului on Aug. 9, 2023. The fires, which had been largely contained as of Wednesday night, burned much of the historic town of Lahaina, which was once Hawaii’s royal capital.
People waiting for departing flights at Kahului Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where at least three wildfires have been raging, in Kahului on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. The fires, which had been largely contained as of Wednesday night, burned much of the historic town of Lahaina, which was once Hawaii's royal capital.
People waiting for departing flights at Kahului Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where at least three wildfires have been raging, in Kahului on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. The fires, which had been largely contained as of Wednesday night, burned much of the historic town of Lahaina, which was once Hawaii’s royal capital.
People watch as smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui, on Aug. 8, 2023. Maui officials say wildfire in the historic town has burned parts of one of the most popular tourist areas in Hawaii.
People watch as smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui, on Aug. 8, 2023. Maui officials say wildfire in the historic town has burned parts of one of the most popular tourist areas in Hawaii.
A wildfire rages near Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui, on Aug. 8, 2023.
A wildfire rages near Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui, on Aug. 8, 2023.
Fire and smoke fill the sky from wildfires at the intersection of Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 8, 2023.
Fire and smoke fill the sky from wildfires at the intersection of Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 8, 2023.
An annotated satellite image shows wildfires on the west coast of the island of Maui, in Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2023.
An annotated satellite image shows wildfires on the west coast of the island of Maui, in Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2023.
Smoke blows across the slope of Haleakala volcano on Maui, Hawaii, as a fire burns in Maui's upcountry region on Aug. 8. 2023.
Smoke blows across the slope of Haleakala volcano on Maui, Hawaii, as a fire burns in Maui’s upcountry region on Aug. 8. 2023.
A woman evacuates her horse past a Maui County crew working to clear Olinda Road of wind-blown debris in the fire-threatened area of Kula, Hawaii, Aug. 8, 2023.
A woman evacuates her horse past a Maui County crew working to clear Olinda Road of wind-blown debris in the fire-threatened area of Kula, Hawaii, Aug. 8, 2023.
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources firefighters battle a fire in Kula, Hawaii, on Aug. 8, 2023.
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources firefighters battle a fire in Kula, Hawaii, on Aug. 8, 2023.

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