Hope is tested as search drags on for people missing in Maui fires

The wildfires that razed through historic Hawaiian town Lahaina have killed at least 114 people and left hundreds missing. Tim Laborte travelled back to Maui with pictures of his stepfather in the hope that he might still be found alive. The county government has taken over a nearby hotel, where relatives can formally report missing loved ones and have their cheeks swabbed for DNA samples to help identify the dead.

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