At Least 36 Dead as Wildfires Rip Through Maui

This photo provided by County of Maui shows fire and smoke filling the sky from wildfires on the intersection at Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 8, 2023. (Zeke Kalua/County of Maui via AP)

Passengers wait for delayed and canceled flights off the island as thousands of passengers were stranded at the Kahului Airport in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Kahului, Hawaii on Aug. 9, 2023.

People line up at a police roadblock while trying to get information as they wait to get access to west Maui which has been cut off by wildfires that destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina, Aug. 9, 2023. 

People watch as smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Hawaii, on, Aug. 8, 2023.

Wildfires seen near Kihei as high winds in Maui are causing multiple fires across the island, in Kahului, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2023. 

Members of a Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources wildland firefighting crew on Maui battle a fire in Kula, Hawaii, Aug. 8, 2023.

A view of wildfires near Kihei due to high winds in Maui from Kahului, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2023.

This combination of satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii, on June 25, 2023, left, and an overview of the same area on Aug. 9, following a wildfire that tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Smoke rises from a wildfire near Pukalani, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2023.

An aerial view as smoke rises from burnt areas amidst wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, U.S., August 9, 2023, in this screenshot taken from a social media video. (Vince Carter/via Reuters)

An aerial view shows damage along the coast of Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023 this screen grab obtained from social media video. (Richard Olsten/Air Maui Helicopters/via Reuters)