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The Maui Police Department on Wednesday added Lahaina resident Kirk Carter, who died Aug. 15 at Straub Medical Center’s Burn Unit in Honolulu, to its official list of fatalities from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire.

The death toll of the Maui wildfires has been reduced, officials said, after additional DNA analysis.

Authorities have released the names of two more people confirmed as victims in the Lahaina fire disaster.

Of the 97 known fatalities, 65 have been publicly identified after next-of-kin notification, while nine others have been identified but their families have not located or notified.

The following is a list of individuals who have been confirmed dead by authorities as a result of the Aug. 8, wildfire in Lahaina.

Officials cautioned that the death toll is fluid and identifying the remains of those who perished in a 2,000 degree firestorm is as complicated as putting names to the dead who perished at the World Trade Center during the Sep. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Maui Police Department confirmed on Friday that the number of fatalities from the Hawaii wildfires dropped from 115 to 97 after further DNA analysis.

The death toll of the Maui wildfires has been reduced, officials said, after additional DNA analysis.

The death toll of the Maui wildfires has been reduced, officials said, after additional DNA analysis.

The death toll of the Maui wildfires has been reduced, officials said, after additional DNA analysis.