At the same time, investigators acknowledged that it's possible not all of the remains of victims from the August 8th fire on Maui will ever be found.
"The number of family members who are coming in to provide DNA samples is a lot lower than they've seen in other disasters," he said.
Martin said he could not explain why people seemed less willing to provide DNA samples - so far 104 had been collected.
The wildfires whipped by winds tore through the beachside town of Lahaina in west Maui, killing at least 115 people, according to Maui County officials.
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