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Northeast Community Fund partnered with Block By Block and Tabernacle Baptist Church for their Serve One Weekend event.

Street, block by block. officials now asking for the public's help. >> if you've got missing family members, go to the fac. we need you to do the dna test. we need to identify your loved ones. >> reporter: outside the family assistant center in kahului, many still searching for loved ones. >> this is jono and adelea. >> reporter: he says he's looking for nine of his family members. >> we have been to a lot of hotels in lahaina, but none are there. we have been to the police station, red cross, anywhere we can find them, but nothing. >> reporter: and benny flew in from the mainland to find his ...

Conducted by the national guard. how does that even work? how are they going through this? they're the only people allowed in these areas, i should note. what are they seeing so far? >> yeah, you know, we're assisting the police department and fire department, other first responders. we have 30 soldiers and airmen from the hawaii national guard assisting with that mission. we have another 30 assisting the police with the check points, just guarding the area to keep people out. the public is not allowed in there yet. and it's going to take months for the process to begin recovery. you know, we'...

After that fire? >> it is unbelievable. you have to wait until the sun came up to see. it think it is the wind has died down. the fires are still smoldering in the town, but to see it flat and completely gone, all of those buildings, we used to run in between it when we were small, and she taught there, we just spent an inverse three there with my wife and family driving down front street. it is going to have a long-lasting effect for that community. >> i cannot even imagine. before you can think about the recovery, the rebuilding efforts, the search and rescue missions that are underway right...

After a series of roundtable discussions on reducing gun violence in Escambia County, Sheriff Chip Simmons is launching an action plan that will focus the community’s collective efforts in the Brownsville area for the next two months.