West Maui Slowly Reopens To Residents And Tourism After Devastating Fire A phased reopening of tourist resort areas in West Maui began October 8th on the two-month anniversary of the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history. The wind-whipped wildfire on August 8th killed at least 98 people while displacing thousands more and destroying over 2,000 buildings in the historic town, most of which were homes. The reopening of West Maui has been met with mixed reactions, many residents feel the community needs more time to grieve and heal. Travel to other areas of Maui that were not damaged by the fires has not been restricted. The Maui economy is estimated to be losing around $13 million per day to lost tourism. | October 05-09, 2023 | #GettyImages #GettyNews #Lahaina #Maui 📷🎥: mario_tama 🎵: “Opposite to Destruction” by Hanna Lindgren I epidemicsound 🎬💻: rubywallau