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Or they are a resident, being taken to the shelter. one of the big concerns we have now, the amount of resources that we have for the island. we are trying to get the visitors out they can go out and go home. and then they can take care of the residents that are there and preserve what we have. right now, we are busing people out slowly. there are still roads closed. there are still buildings, and other fires that are brush fires, as you said, more contained than they were yesterday. we have to hawaii national guard helicopters, assisting with fire suppression. yesterday they said they could s...

>> i want to bring in dr. raiza dan nash, a private doctor on maui. he founded mojo, a non profit providing free health care. doctor, i know that a lot has been going on for people in your profession, they have your skills. we just heard from jeff talking about the hospitals, they are dealing with burn victims. what are you seeing on the ground? >> then first of all, thank you for having me. you are obviously correct. a company that we started, we did a not profit for the people, we just got accredited with a 501(c) (3), that was in june, it couldn't have happened in a better time. on the isla...

>> oh, my gosh. >> we provide services to maui county and have for some 45 years, and i want to say this is truly very sad from every perspective, the iconic town and maui. our teams were truly heroes, ana. they worked tirelessly through the night alongside police and fire and other rescue workers. you heard some of the stories starting at about 5:00 p.m. on the 8th, we started to get word that the brush fires were coming into the communities, so all told, we transported about 30

Water conservation is necessary because multiple South Kohala brush fires have caused water consumption from the system to exceed the Department of Water Supply’s pumping capabilities.

The objective of the task force will be to establish a unified front of expertise, resources and assistance to aid Maui County in its recovery. The task force will work with local agencies, organizations and volunteers to identify needs, coordinate efforts and redirect resources effectively.