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The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce applied for money from the Hawaii Community Foundation but did not get approval for funding.

Nearly all known victims of the Lahaina wildfire have been publicly identified after the Maui Police Department released the names of six more victims on Tuesda

The Maui Police Department on Tuesday released the names of six people who died in the Aug. 6 Lahaina wildfire — all members of an extended Filipino clan who lost eight family members in the disaster, with one still missing.

Of the 97 confirmed fatalities, 89 have been publicly identified after notification of next of kin, while one other has been identified but their family has not been located or notified.

The identities of six more people who died in the Lahaina fire disaster have now been released. The death toll remains at 97.

The Maui Police Department has narrowed its list of unaccounted for individuals from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire to 22 people. The updated list was released on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, and includes the following names:

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 Maui Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a new list of the names of unaccounted for individuals from the Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina, saying the number has dropped to 66 as of Sept. 8.

Almost every day, more names are released by the Maui Police Department of people who died in the fire — 40 so far. We honor their memory.

Almost every day, more names are released by the Maui Police Department of people who died in the fire — 40 so far. We honor their memory.