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This morning, we are beginning to learn the costs of those devastating fires in hawaii. Officials confirmed 80 have lost their lives in the fires that broke out on tuesday. But they warn the death toll will likely rise in the coming days. Crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and it is still unclear how many people are missing. The search is expected to be long, it is expected to be exhausting, and Officials Say that more than 2200 properties have been destroyed. And fema put the estimated cost of the rebuild from the fire from 5. 5 billion dollars. The video shows ju...

Which it called a significant oversight. >> given how catastrophic this event was, i think there will be a lot of pressure on the state and other organizations to improve the fire prevention action that they're taking statewide. >> the increase in fires in hawaii comes as maui has faced increasing drought conditions in recent years. contributing to warnings like this. in a may webinar from the hawaii wildfire management organization. >> hawaii has a big wildfire problem, we are on par with the most western prone states in the continental u.s. the impacts of the fire are broad and long lasts. >...