Maui Remembers | News, Sports, Jobs

May 2024 · 2 minute read

The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo

A line of white crosses adorned with flowers, ti leaf lei and yellow ribbons line a Lahaina Bypass fence overlooking the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the afternoon of Aug. 26. The crosses honor those who lost their lives in Lahaina’s windswept wildfires on Aug. 8, one month ago this weekend. For more photos from the day of the fires and the immediate aftermath, see “One month ago, Maui changed forever.”

The wildfire killed at least 115 people, who’ve left behind mourning loved ones and a community that grieves with them. The 55 people who have been publicly identified by police so far are:

Louise Abihai, 97 • Narciso Baylosis Jr., 67 • Vanessa Baylosis, 67 • Melva Benjamin, 71 • Salvador Coloma, 77 • Theresa Cook, 72 • Juan Deleon, 45 • Virginia Dofa, 90 • Bette Jo Dyckman, 73 • Robert Dyckman, 74 • Alfredo Galinato, 79 • Douglas Gloege, 59 • Donna Gomes, 71 • George Hall III, 67 • Roxanne Ibara-Hinau, 68 • Buddy Jantoc, 79 • Coleen Jones, 59 • Mark Kaminsky, 59 • Valerie Kauffman, 78 • Albert Kitaguchi, 62 • Joseph Lara, 86 • Poomaikai Losano, 28 • Rogelio Mabalot, 68 • Lynn Manibog, 74 • John “Thumper” McCarthy, 74 • Antonia Molina, 64 • Tim Nakamoto, 69 • Todd Nakamura, 61 • David Nuesca Jr., 59 • Carolyn Ono, 73 • Pablo Pagdilao III, 75 • Tau Ponali, 66 • Bernard Portabes, 75 • Gwendolyn Puou, 83 • Rebecca Rans, 57 • Eugene Recolizado, 50 • Rodolfo Rocutan, 76 • Conchita Sagudang, 75 • Danilo Sagudang, 55 • Edward Sato, 76 • Joseph Schilling, 67 • Anthony “Tony” Simpson, 43 • Jonathan Somaoang, 76 • Tony Takafua, 7 • Freeman Tam Lung, 59 • Carlo Tobias, 54 • Faaoso Tone, 70 • Maluifonua Tone, 73 • Salote Tone, 39 • Nicholas Turbin III, 71 • Angelita Vasquez, 88 • Leroy Wagner, 69 • Clyde Wakida, 74 • Glenda Yabes, 48 • Todd Yamafuji, 68.

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