A list of the unaccounted-for released last week named 388 people, but many have come forward to say they're OK.
Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesThe number of people missing three weeks after a catastrophic wildfire destroyed the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina is expected to drop into the double digits, Gov. Josh Green said Thursday.on Maui, which killed 115 people, he pointed to a whiteboard that put the number of people unaccounted for at 50.
Advocates for people experiencing homelessness said they believe the number of missing could be much higher than what officials are reporting, because they may not be accounting for residents who were living on the streets or in their cars when the fire exploded. "I was hoping there would be an equal effort to find the homeless," Dackovic said."It looks like the governor's list are only people who have emergency contact or phone numbers, so the list of missing is probably higher."
Officials have suggested responders have recovered all the recognizable human remains they were able to find and are shifting their focus to removing hazardous materials before they allow residents to begin returning.
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