Lahaina, Hawaii CNN —As the boat approaches Lahaina, the sun is strong, the waves crest into whitecaps and on the shore, so much is black. The ruins stretch as far as the eye can see, 100-foot coconut trees charred all the way up their trunks. Survivors have told CNN how traffic stood at a standstill as the fire approached, forcing some people to run into the ocean to try to save themselves. He told CNN he would open his farmland to house those without homes and urged others to stay away but send any help they could. “Every single home in Lahaina is gone,” he said.

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Persons: Evelio Contreras, Bill Wyland, Harley Davidson, ”, “, Wyland, Eddy Garcia, CNN Farmer Eddy Garcia Organizations: Hawaii CNN, whitecaps, Flames, CNN, “ Flames Locations: Lahaina, Hawaii, Lahaina's, Hawaiian Kingdom