He also said that the casualty toll will continue to climb, a warning echoed by Maui police chief John Pelletier.

Source: https://qz.com/maui-wildfires-deadliest-in-us-100-years-1850734206

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier provided an update on the progress of the MPD/FBI credible list of individuals who remain unaccounted for, and ongoing identification efforts involving Lahaina wildfire victims.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/09/15/maui-police-revise-lahaina-wildfire-death-toll-to-97-list-of-unaccounted-for-drops-to-31/

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said Tuesday that his team faced difficulties in compiling a solid list of the missing.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12450351/Brushfires-Maui-cause-evacuations-near-site-Lahaina-wildfires-killed-115.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

On Friday, the police chief, John Pelletier, defended the slow process in identifying the dead and missing.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12447355/maui-wildfires-missing-388-confusion.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Two weeks later, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier says during a news conference that officers never stopped people from leaving Lahaina that day but did try to prevent them from driving over live power lines.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5531265/in-deadly-maui-fires-many-had-no-warning-and-no-way-out-those-who-dodged-barricades-survived/