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Residents are trying to pin down what sparked this wildfire. joining me is brianna sacks, disaster and extreme weather reporter for the washington post. she was recently on the ground reporting in hawaii. thanks for being here. i found your reporting to be so illuminating in terms of what's going on here. this video, it's riveting and very disconcerting. can you tell me a bit more about the expectation, that these fires were caused by these powerlines? is that the working thesis at this point? >> yes. that became apparent early on. residents say power lines have caused quite a few fires on the...

People and it's expected to rise with estimates with estimates of more than 1000 people unaccounted for. videos like this one are adding to scrutiny of hawaii's largest utility, hawaiian electric, as residents are trying to pin down what sparked this wildfire. joining me is breonna sacks, reporter for the washington post. she was recently on the ground reporting in hawaii. thanks for being here. i found your reporting to be so illuminating in terms of what's going on here. this video, it's riveting and very disconcerting. can you tell me a bit more about the expectation, that these fires were ...

Complicated land and water rights. but the thing is, there is a big disconnect on the ground. this place is prone to wild fire. everything everyone knows there's a wildfire every year, but officials don't think of wildfires. they're dialed in for hurricane response yet they did not deploy their hurricane sirens to warn residents about this incoming danger. they're under immense scrutiny for that. the grassland is the big problem. there's a lot of issues with plantation lands shutting down, developers, who is responsible for managing these lands, taking water away from native hawaiians and dive...

A large brush fire that broke out in Wahiawa Wednesday afternoon is now 50% contained. Around 540 acres have been burned so far near the Kulaniloko birthing stones area.

The deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than 100 years has left hundreds of dogs, cats and other pets lost, injured or dead.