In Maui County, 12 people were rescued near Lahaina after “entering the ocean due to smoke and fire conditions,” the Coast Guard and county officials said. “Individuals were transported by the Coast Guard to safe areas,” Maui County officials said in a news release. A wildfire burns in Lahaina, Maui County, on Tuesday. Plumes of smoke billow from a fire in Lahaina, Maui County, on Tuesday. Jayson Duque“We are closely following the wildfires caused by the strong winds of Hurricane Dora,” Luke said in a statement.

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