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The shells of burned houses and buildings are left after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2023. Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources/Handout via Reuters
The death toll from last month’s wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to 97 and the number of people missing is now 31, Hawaii Governor Josh Green told CNN in an interview on Friday.
Mr. Green said last week the death toll was 115 and 66 people were missing.