The final phase of the state Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, which killed 102 people, recommends hiring a state fire marshal and actions government must take to protect communities from wildfires.

A new report has uncovered where the thousands of displaced Maui residents moved to after the deadliest fire in a century ripped through their town.

The final phase of the state Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina fires that killed 102 people recommends the creation of a state Fire Marshall and actions counties and the state must take to save communities from wildfires.

Thousands had to find new roofs over their head after the fires in 2023, but data from the Department of Taxation shows the vast majority stayed on Maui.

L.A. County fires, a man told 7NEWS Australia, "God saved my house." Users then shared photos of homes unrelated to his story.

A report commissioned by the Hawaii Attorney General emphasized that the state must make it a priority to hire staff for the newly created Office of State Marshall to improve its response to devastating wildfires going forward.

This story originally ran in May 2023 print edition before a series of wild fires broke out a few months later in August in the state of Hawaii, predominantly causing devastation in Maui. It has been edited to reflect,

Carter Evans, a Hawaii native who previously worked at KGMB and is now a CBS News correspondent in Los Angeles, fought flames in his own neighborhood using a garden hose.

Nareit Hawaii reports the nonprofit has awarded $145,000 in grants to five organizations to support a variety of programs that help residents and communities. Among the five nonprofits to receive grants was Kaibigan ng Lāhaina,

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A Hawaii-based health official issued a dire warning to devastated Los Angeles residents who have returned to their former neighborhoods to view what remains of their beloved homes.

Meantime, players, coaches and families of the Na Pua Ohina Volleyball Club were among those who made the three hour journey from Kaunakakai to Kewalo Basin on a fishing boat. They’re playing in the Transpacific volleyball tournament this weekend.