{"id":1999625,"date":"2023-08-13T21:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-fraction-of-dead-maui-wildfire-victims-identified-as-remains-fall-apart\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T21:18:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:18:42","slug":"only-fraction-of-dead-maui-wildfire-victims-identified-as-remains-fall-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-fraction-of-dead-maui-wildfire-victims-identified-as-remains-fall-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"Few victims of the Maui wildfire have been identified as their remains are deteriorating rapidly."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fonly-fraction-of-dead-maui-wildfire-victims-identified-as-remains-fall-apart%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Dozens of Unidentified Bodies Found in Devastating Maui Wildfire<\/h2>\n<p>Officials in Hawaii have revealed that only a fraction of the bodies recovered from the tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/maui-fire-death-toll-very-likely-will-significantly-exceed-60-people-1700-buildings-destroyed-governor-says\">Maui wildfire<\/a> have \u200dbeen \u200didentified so far. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">death toll<\/a> for the blaze, which ravaged \u2062the historic town of Lahaina, has now reached 93 victims, with fears that this number could dramatically increase as hundreds of people are still missing.<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier explained the challenges faced in identifying the deceased victims. He described a harrowing scene where remains\u200b &#8220;fall apart&#8221; when they are\u2063 picked up, making the identification \u2063process even more \u200cdifficult.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cadaver dogs sift through the ruins of\u200c Lahaina as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-running-out-of-dead-body-storage-due-to-fentanyl-ods\/\" title=\"Seattle Running Out of Dead Body Storage Due to Fentanyl ODs\">death toll continues<\/a>\u2064 to rise, making the Maui wildfires in Hawaii the deadliest\u2063 the US has seen in more than a\u200b century <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3LXfq8eqmx\">https:\/\/t.co\/3LXfq8eqmx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T4GQ0PvUOr\">pic.twitter.com\/T4GQ0PvUOr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1690825551752339457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chief Pelletier emphasized the need for rapid DNA testing to identify the victims due to the extreme conditions caused by the fire. While the names of the two identified victims have not been officially disclosed, a local family of four who perished \u200din a burned-out car has \u2064been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2023\/08\/13\/indescribable-grief-loved-ones-identify-family-4-killed-while-fleeing-lahaina-wildfire\/\">reported<\/a> \u200cby Hawaii News Now.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 family&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-fraction-of-dead-maui-wildfire-victims-identified-as-remains-fall-apart\/\" title=\"Few victims of the Maui wildfire have been identified as their remains are deteriorating rapidly.\">extended statement bid farewell<\/a> to their beloved parents, Faaso and Malui Fonua \u200bTone, as well as their dear sister Salote Takafua and her son, \u200cTony Takafua. They expressed their indescribable\u200b grief and vowed \u2063to\u2062 keep \u2063their memories alive \u200bin their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>While multiple blazes were reported across\u200d Maui, the wildfire that swept through Lahaina\u200d has been\u200c the deadliest, causing mass destruction and fatalities. The cause of the fires is currently under investigation, but it is believed that the dry summer and strong\u2064 winds from a passing hurricane played a role, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/maui-hawaii-lahaina-deadliest-wildfire-fb2ebf6cd39c149a582b82eed6ac3930\">Associated\u2064 Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers have speculated that power lines might have ignited the fires, but Hawaiian Electric, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-president-to-biden-there-are-no-minor-incursions\/\" title=\"Ukrainian President to Biden: \u2018There Are No Minor Incursions\u2019\">main energy supplier<\/a>, has stated that\u2064 they do not have information on the cause due to limited access to \u2062the impacted\u2064 area for safety and emergency\u200d response concerns, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-08-12\/in-search-for-cause-of-hawaii-fires-lawyers-probe-power-lines?sref=MTy2GeXk\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Another issue that has \u2064gained attention is the failure of warning sirens \u200cto sound off on the island, leaving\u200c many without power and cell service. Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez is leading a \u2062review into the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">emergency response<\/a>, as reported by\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/12\/us\/warning-sirens-never-sounded-maui.html\">The New York Times<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/12\/us\/hawaii-emergency-warning-system-maui-wildfires\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The disaster has \u200dleft hundreds, if not thousands, of people \u2062displaced,\u2064 prompting efforts to \u2064find housing\u200c for the survivors. President Joe Biden\u200d has approved a\u2062 disaster declaration, unlocking federal resources to aid in the recovery process, as stated on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2023\/08\/10\/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-hawaii-disaster-declaration-3\/\">White House website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officials estimate\u2064 that \u2064thousands of structures have\u200d been damaged or destroyed, resulting in billions of dollars in losses. Hawaii Governor Josh Green described the situation as the largest natural\u2064 disaster the\u200d state has ever experienced, emphasizing the long \u200droad to recovery ahead, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1690830584765960192\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials in Hawaii reported that only a small portion of the numerous bodies found among the deceased Maui wildfire victims have been recognized. The death count for the devastating blaze in Lahaina, a historic town, has reached 93 victims, with the possibility of a significant increase in the grim number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1999626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}