{"id":2007091,"date":"2023-08-21T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-county-mayor-says-850-people-are-still-missing-after-fires\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:21:20","slug":"maui-county-mayor-says-850-people-are-still-missing-after-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-county-mayor-says-850-people-are-still-missing-after-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"850 people remain missing after fires, according to Maui County Mayor."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fmaui-county-mayor-says-850-people-are-still-missing-after-fires%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=2007091&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maui \u200cCounty \u2062Mayor \u2064Richard T. Bissen (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>12:13\u200b PM \u2013 Monday, August \u200b21, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Hawaiian officials \u200bsay\u2063 that 850 individuals are still missing following the catastrophic Lahaina\u200d fires, according to data obtained by\u200b the FBI and local police as of\u200d Monday morning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen stated in a social \u200dmedia video that 114 people have been confirmed dead, 27 have been identified, and\u2062 at least 11 families have been contacted.<\/p>\n<p>Although more than 800 are still missing, the list initially listed well\u2063 over 1,500.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cTo the tireless\u2064 work\u200c of the FBI and the\u200d Maui Police Department, 1,285 individuals have been located safe,\u201d\u200c Bissen said. \u201cWe are both \u2064saddened \u2063and relieved about\u2063 these numbers as we continue the \u2064recovery process.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bissen stated that these figures will fluctuate\u2063 on a daily basis, and he requested that anyone who has close family members who are \u2062missing as a result of \u2063the fires to send DNA samples in order to assist in the identification process.<\/p>\n<p>Locals can offer such samples at a Family Assistance Center set up at the Hyatt Regency Ka\u2019anapali on Nohea Kai\u200d Drive.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064Maui County Mayor is scheduled to hold a\u200c press conference on Tuesday to answer\u2064 questions\u2062 from the public. \u2062 <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOur lives have changed forever,\u2062 and things \u200bwill not be the same,\u201d he\u200c said. \u201cWhat will \u2064be the same is the \u200bway we care for \u200ceach other as \u200dwe grieve and go through this together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fast-moving flames devastated \u200dMaui\u200d this\u2062 month, with \u2062the ancient\u2064 town of Lahaina\u200c bearing the brunt \u200cof the \u2063damage. The town was entirely destroyed\u200b with over 2,700 \u200cstructures demolished.<\/p>\n<p>Some locals and visitors even ran\u2063 into the ocean to escape \u200bthe fiery hellscape, while others attempted to flee on\u200c foot or by vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Bissen was \u200balso questioned \u2063by \u2062reporters about how many children\u200c are currently missing due to the disaster, but he failed to find a\u2063 response\u200d or reason for why Hawaiian officials did not\u200b have an estimate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After ten days\u2064 of devastating fire in Maui the mayor, Richard Bissen couldn\u2019t give\u200d an answer how\u2063 many kids are missing.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly what \u2062is going on in \u2063Maui?<br \/>Why is there no answers or accountability? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R0xjxVukMc\">pic.twitter.com\/R0xjxVukMc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 I Meme \u200cTherefore I Am \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ImMeme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/1693095420451238255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President Joe Biden is reportedly scheduled to visit Hawaii\u200b on Monday to assess the devastation and meet with survivors. \u2063His administration has been chastised by a \u2063number of officials and local Hawaiians for choosing to\u2063 vacation with family rather\u2064 than respond to the crisis in \u200ca quick manner.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox \u2064for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The first \u200cof it\u2019s law passed\u200b in Illinois requiring \u2062child influencers\u200b to receive \u2064a portion of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/curtis-sliwa-arrested-in-protest-against-migrant-housing\/\" title=\"Curtis Sliwa arrested for protesting migrant housing.\">online monetization earnings<\/a>. One\u200d America\u2019s Jessamyn\u2062 Dodd \u2062reports.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In \u2063Golden, \u2062Colorado, on\u2062 International Homeless Animal Day, POSO Dog Rescue is honoring shelter dog\u2019s who were\u200b once on the kill list. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled with\u2063 major headlines in the U.S.\u200c One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas \u200dhas more. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Trump picks Tucker \u200cover \u2064Fox, Elon blocks the block\u2062 button and Rich Men North of Richmond continues\u200c to\u2062 dominate<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson (Reuters) \u2013 Montana\u2019s attorney general asked a\u2064 U.S. judge to uphold a first-of-its kind state\u2064 ban on the use\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Somalia \u2064has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online betting website 1XBet to limit the \u200cspread\u2062 of indecent content and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OTTAWA (Reuters) \u2013 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday blasted Meta for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-ag-asks-court-to-reject-tiktok-challenge-to-state-ban\/\" title=\"Montana AG urges court to dismiss TikTok's challenge to state ban.\">banning domestic news<\/a> \u2064from its platforms\u2063 as wildfires rage,\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Micron Technology said on Monday federal funding and investment tax credits\u2064 would be necessary to develop \u200bits memory chip \u2062manufacturing\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T. 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