Article 6DZWF A scuba instructor, musician, a family of four: first Hawaii victims named

A scuba instructor, musician, a family of four: first Hawaii victims named

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Abené Clayton
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Tributes pour in for those who died as majority of the more than 100 people killed in Maui wildfires have yet to be identified

While the vast majority of the more than 100 people killed during the Maui wildfires last week have yet to be identified, tributes and condolences to a handful of people who have been named as relatives continue to wait to learn if their friends or family are safe. Maui officials said 111 perished in the blaze that roared through the historic town of Lahaina. Many of the victims so far are adults over the age of 65, who face two times the risk of dying in a fire than younger people, according to the US fire administration.

The deadliest blaze in recent US history has raged through the island causing millions of dollars in damage and an incalculable amount of pain and trauma as Maui locals begin to parse through charred structures to find what's salvageable, and what is not. Search crews continue to scour the ruins of Lahaina and ocean waters for the dead. Here are the stories of how some of those who died in the fire lived.

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