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FILE -- chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The deadly wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history, officials said. The blazes spread rapidly due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful winds. Much of the historic town of Lahaina has been "destroyed," officials said, and the inferno has burned thousands of residential and commercial buildings to the ground. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Aug 21, 8:29 AM EDT Bidens to receive ground tour in hard-...