The death toll from the Maui wildfires rose again on Monday as officials warned that number would rise while also acknowledging public frustration from residents still barred from visiting Lahaina.

In Maui, NPR joined a tour boat operator to see the grassroots initiative the local surfing community and neighbors started to fill in gaps not currently being filled by official channels.

The magnificent tree is the size of a city block, the product of doting efforts by the Lahaina's residents. Aerial footage shows the tree charred but still standing amid a downtown devastated by fire.

In Maui, a fast-moving wildfire decimated the town of Lahaina. Historical losses includes one of the largest banyan trees in the U.S.

Hundreds of homes, buildings and structures have been destroyed in the historic town of Lahaina.