West Maui Slowly Reopens To Residents And Tourism After Devastating Fire

LAHAINA, HAWAII - OCTOBER 09: Volunteers from Samaritan's Purse (R) help a daughter search for family items in the rubble of her mother's wildfire destroyed home on October 09, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Volunteers from Samaritan's Purse helped displaced residents and family members search for meaningful personal belongings at several destroyed homes in the area. The wind-whipped wildfire on August 8th killed at least 98 people while displacing thousands more and destroying over 2,000 buildings in the historic town, most of which were homes. A phased reopening of tourist resort areas in west Maui began October 8th on the two-month anniversary of the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)