Thousands of Hawaiians Gather to Mourn Maui’s Wildfire Victims

Residents of Maui, Hawaii’s second largest island, attended the first church services since the Aug. 8 wildfires claimed at least 93 lives and displaced thousands, as the community looks to each other to heal and rebuild.

A Maui resident says a prayer during a church service at Kihei Baptist Church in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 13, 2023. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

This is the first in a series of articles on the Maui wildfires in Hawaii, which have claimed 93 lives with thousands still missing and unaccounted for.

KIHEI, Hawaii—While the physical toll of the Maui wildfires was unspeakable destruction, the spiritual battle to heal and rebuild has only just begun for Hawaii’s second-largest island.