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Hawaii fires: at least 36 killed as wildfire sweeps through Maui – latest updates

Thousands evacuated as officials report at least 270 buildings damaged

  • How did the deadly Maui fire start and what caused it?
  • People in Maui: how have you been affected by the wildfires?
  • Hundreds of buildings in historic Lahaina destroyed – video

ABC is reporting that the US national weather service has canceled all high wind and red flag warning alerts for Hawaii as wind speeds are expected to decrease slightly on Thursday.

Gusts of 25-35 mph (40-56 kph) are still anticipated, which could still hamper fire containment efforts, but is much lower than the last couple of days, which have seen wind speeds on Maui reach as high as 67 mph (107 kph).

The Old Lahaina Courthouse roof is entirely gone. And so is the beautiful heritage museum we had there. The top floor had ancient Hawaiian things, things from the monarchy and plantation and whaling periods, objects from all of Lahaina’s eras.

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