Lahaina's Filipino Community Is Fighting For Its Voice
The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce applied for money from the Hawaii Community Foundation but did not get approval for funding.
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The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce applied for money from the Hawaii Community Foundation but did not get approval for funding.
Nearly all known victims of the Lahaina wildfire have been publicly identified after the Maui Police Department released the names of six more victims on Tuesda
The Maui Police Department on Tuesday released the names of six people who died in the Aug. 6 Lahaina wildfire — all members of an extended Filipino clan who lost eight family members in the disaster, with one still missing.
Of the 97 confirmed fatalities, 89 have been publicly identified after notification of next of kin, while one other has been identified but their family has not been located or notified.
The identities of six more people who died in the Lahaina fire disaster have now been released. The death toll remains at 97.