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The death toll in Maui's wildfires increased by one on Saturday after police reported finding human remains among the ashes in Lahaina, raising the total number of dead to 99 weeks after wildfires ravaged the island.

The death toll in Maui's wildfires increased by one on Saturday after police reported finding human remains among the ashes in Lahaina, raising the total number of dead to 99 weeks after wildfires ravaged the island.

Misaka was born in Wailuku and grew up in Lahaina, attending King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was damaged beyond repair in the fire, and Lahainaluna Intermediate and Lahainaluna High.

Of the 98 confirmed fatalities, 97 have been publicly identified after notification of next of kin.

MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- Officials on Maui have released the name of another person who died in the Lahaina fire disaster. The death toll remains at 98.

The Maui Police Department said the last of the 98 confirmed fire victims has been identified, but the family has yet to be notified.

The Maui Police Department on Monday identified 61-year-old Lahaina man Michael Misaka as a victim of the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire. As recently as Oct. 7, Mis

Today’s missing list was the seventh released since Aug. 24

The Maui Police Department has narrowed its list of unaccounted for individuals from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire to 10 people. The updated list was released on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

The Maui Police Department reported Friday that the number of people missing since the Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina is now at 10, after one of the people on the l