Maui County filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric Company this week over the fires that destroyed thousands of structures and killed over 100 people this month.
On Tuesday, Hawaiian officials urged family members to provide DNA samples that might help identify relatives missing from the wildfires. There are still more than 1,000 people missing after the United States deadliest wildfire in more than a century swept through Maui.
850 people are currently still missing in Maui, more than two weeks after the fires first sparked, Maui County’s Mayor
The devastating wildfires that have destroyed homes have now officially killed almost 100 people. The official reported death toll last Wednesday was 6 people. By Friday the count had risen to 55 dead.
The ongoing fires in Hawaii that have burned homes, trees, and historic sites to the ground have killed over 50 people as of Friday, according to officials.
Thousands of Hawaii residents and visitors are scrambling to escape an ongoing fire that has destroyed hundreds of businesses and homes, cut off power, and has killed at least three dozen people.
