Portland-area residents with Maui ties scramble to contact family as wildfires rage

David Kahoilua, owner of Bamboo Grove in Portland, was born and raised in the town of Lahaina, which has been devastated by one of the fires.

PORTLAND, Oregon — Thousands of families’ lives are forever changed after a wildfire ripped through Lahaina, out of control, on the west shore of Maui. At least six people are dead and dozens injured, Hawaii official says.

Many people had to jump into the ocean to safety from the blaze.  

“I have a lot of childhood memories of jumping off those walls just into the water for fun,” said David Kahoilua, owner of Bamboo Grove in South

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