Four members of Tongan family perish in Maui fire
Tue, 08/15/2023 - 8:30am
Source: Hawaii News Now
Lahaina, MAUI — Four members of a Tongan family have been identified among those killed by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii last week.
Hawaii News Now reports the immigrant family were found in a burnt-out car near their home.
The victims are husband and wife Mauifonua and Faaoso Tone, along with their daughter Salote, and grandson Tony.
A statement issued by family said "the magnitude of our grief is indescribable".
99 fatalities have so far been recorded as a result of the fires.