


Maui County officials confirmed late Friday that one of the four wildfires had been 100% contained.
Ka’anapali, which has a population of just more than 1,000 people, had extinguished its fire by 6:10 p.m. Access to the west Maui area is restricted via Ma’alaea and Waihe’e, as there is a second fire just south of Ka'anapali. However, cellphone service in the area has improved.
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"The [Ka’anapali] fire is in the area where a county fueling station was positioned Friday to distribute an estimated 3,000 gallons of gas and 500 gallons of diesel for an estimated 400 vehicles that were lined up before the operation began. No fuel will be distributed Saturday," county officials wrote in an update. "Firefighters continue working to extinguish flare-ups and contain fires in Lahaina, Pulehu/Kihei and Upcountry Maui."
As a result, Honoapiilani Highway is open for evacuees leaving Lahaina. The town is currently barricaded, and officials recommend locals avoid the area due to the presence of toxic particles.
The death toll reached 80 Friday. It is beginning to rival the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, which killed 85 people, and was the deadliest in the past 100 years.
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Some 1,418 people were staying at a variety of makeshift emergency evacuation shelters, including the War Memorial Gymnasium, Hannibal Tavares Community Center, Maui High School, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Maui Lani, Kings Cathedral Church, and Grace Bible Church.
As of the county's last update, the Lahaina fire is 85% contained, the Pulehu/Kihei fire is at 80%, and the Upcountry Maui fire is at 50%.