Tourists are urged to avoid Maui as hotels prepare to take in evacuees and first responders
Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, center, points to damage as he speaks with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell during a tour of wildfire damage on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
By CLAIRE RUSH, AUDREY MACAVOY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Associated Press
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Hawaii officials urged tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepared to house evacuees and first responders on the island that faces a long recovery from the wildfire that demolished a historic town and killed more than 90 people....