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LAHAINA (KITV4) - A morning update from Superintendent Keith Hayashi of the Department of Education (D-O-E) revealed developments regarding the four Lahaina public schools.

Students already re-enrolled at other schools or in distance learning are unaffected. Family and community meeting scheduled for Aug. 30.

Maui Wildfire Disaster updates for Aug. 24 are posted HERE. Today, crews are conducting an underwater search of a four mile stretch of shoreline from Puamana Beach Park to Wahikuli Wayside Park, looking for human remains associated with the Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina. Six more people have been identified out of the 115 confirmed dead; and more than 1,000 remain unaccounted for. The state Department of Education has identified temporary school sites in Central and South Maui for displaced students who had been enrolled at one of four public schools in Lahaina.

The Maui news Staff at all four public schools in Lahaina will remain on paid administrative leave through Friday as cleanup and safety assessments continue a

The DOE said it is coordinating bus transportation for West Maui students to get to and from the temporary school sites, and hubs for pick up and drop off of general education students are being determined.