Around 85% of the wildfire in Lahaina has been contained so far, officials say.
The number of people confirmed to have died in the fires has now risen to 96, according to a1h ago / 8:35 AM UTCHawaii Gov. Josh Green issued the fifth emergency proclamation on Sunday relating to the wildfires.Maui County firefighters fight flare-up fires in a canyon in Kula, Hawaii, on Sunday.It allows health workers from other states and former professionals without valid licenses to practice on Maui. It also removed the $10 million limit for the Major Disasters Fund.
It strongly discouraged “all nonessential travel” to West Maui during the period of the proclamation to accommodate displaced residents and emergency workers.
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