The death toll from the Maui Wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii has risen to 80, with questions arising about the failure to activate sirens to warn residents. Instead, confusing social media posts were relied upon, reaching a smaller audience. Power and cellular outages further hampered communication efforts. The timeline of the wildfires reveals that public updates were vague and emergency alerts were scarce. Hawaii's Attorney General has announced a comprehensive review of decision-making and standing policies surrounding the wildfires.

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