One new Lāhainā wildfire victim identified by Maui, FBI authorities; death toll remains at 115
Maui Police Department confirmed the identity of another victim involved in the West Maui wildfire as Buddy Carter, 85, of Lāhainā.
The death toll of the Aug. 8 blaze that devastated Lāhainā remains at 115 with 61 people now named. Authorities identified an additional seven victims and are working to contact their next of kin.
Nearly all the victims are from Lāhainā. Scroll to the end of the story for the full list of identified victims.
On Friday, Maui police and the FBI released a third list of 66 names who were reported unaccounted for following the fire. Over 3,200 individuals who were reported unaccounted for, the FBI has determined at least 2,696 of those to be safe. Authorities continue to review and vet reports of the unaccounted individuals.
To view the list online, visit http://www.mauipolice.com/.
If you believe an individual is still unaccounted for and their name is not included on the credible list of names, contact the Maui police at 808-244-6400 or email unaccounted@mpd.net to file a missing persons report.
Immediate family members — parent, sibling or child — not living on Maui should contact the FBI at 888-814-7693 or go to www.fbi.gov/MauiFires to receive instructions on how to provide a DNA sample in effort to help in the identification process.
The full list of identified victims is below:
- Bibiana “Bhing” Lutrania, 58, of Lāhainā
- Glenn Yoshino, 75, of Lāhainā
- Rafael Imperial, 63, of Lāhainā
- Buddy Carter, 85, of Lāhainā
- Louise Abihai, 97, of Lāhainā
- Nicholas Turbin III, 71, of Lāhainā
- Anthony “Tony” Simpson, 43, of Lāhainā
- Glenda Yabes, 48, of Lāhainā
- John “Thumper” McCarthy, 74, of Lāhainā
- Tim Nakamoto, 69, of Lāhainā
- Leroy Wagner, 69, of Lāhainā
- Joseph Lara, 86, of Lāhainā
- Gwendolyn Puou, 83, of Lāhainā
- Edward Sato, 76, of Lāhainā
- Eugene Recolizado, 50, of Lāhainā
- Mark Kaminsky, 59, of Lāhainā
- David Nuesca Jr., 59, of Lāhainā
- Poomaikai Losano, 28, of Lāhainā
- Carolyn Ono, 73, of Lāhainā
- Pablo Pagdilao III, 75, Lāhainā
- Coleen Jones, 59, Lāhainā
- Roxanne Ibara-Hinau, 68, Lāhainā
- Rogelio Mabalot, 68, Lāhainā
- George Hall III, 67, Kahului
- Todd Nakamura, 61, Lāhainā
- Bernard Portabes, 75, Lāhainā
- Tony Takafua, 7, Lāhainā
- Salote Tone, 39, Lāhainā
- Faaoso Tone, 70, Lāhainā
- Maluifonua Tone, 73, Lāhainā
- Bette Jo Dyckman, 73, Lāhainā
- Rebecca Rans, 57, Lāhainā
- Tau Ponali, 66, Lāhainā
- Valerie Kauffman, 78, Lāhainā
- Salvador Coloma, 77, Lāhainā
- Carlo Tobias, 54, Lāhainā
- Albert Kitaguchi, 62, of Lāhainā
- Lynn Manibog, 74, Lāhainā
- Clyde Wakida, 74, Lāhainā
- Todd Yamafuji, 68, Lāhainā
- Antonia Molina, 64, Lāhainā
- Freeman Tam Lung, 80, Lāhainā
- Theresa Cook, 72, California
- Joseph Schilling, 67, Lāhainā
- Narciso Baylosis Jr., 67, Lāhainā
- Vanessa Baylosis, 67, Lāhainā
- Douglas Gloege, 59, Lāhainā
- Juan Deleon, 45, Lāhainā
- Conchita Sagudang, 75, Lāhainā
- Danilo Sagudang, 55, Lāhainā
- Rodolfo Rocutan, 76, Lāhainā
- Jonathan Somaoang, 76, Lāhainā
- Angelita Vasquez, 88, Lāhainā
- Donna Gomes, 71, Lāhainā
- Melva Benjamin, 71, Lāhainā
- Virginia Dofa, 90, Lāhainā
- Alfredo Galinato, 79, Lāhainā
- Robert Dyckman, 74, Lāhainā
- Buddy Jantoc, 79, Lāhainā