Hawaii lawmakers to demand state tap independent investigator to probe wildfires

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The lawmakers plan to make their demand in a letter to the state's attorney general.

“Our hope is that that investigation will reveal the causes of this disaster and point to actions that need to be taken to prevent future tragedies,” Hawaii State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole said in an email to NBC News on Wednesday.

In an aerial view, two men ride a scooter past businesses on Friday, that were destroyed by a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii.“As we continue to support all aspects of the ongoing relief effort,” Lopez said, “now is the time to begin this process of understanding.” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, the state’s first-term Democratic governor, confirmed to reporters Tuesday that the monstrous blazes in Maui killed at least 101 people. “We are heartsick that we’ve had such loss,” he said at a news conference.

 

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