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Lahaina church stands in the smoldering rubble

By KTVU staff
Published  August 12, 2023 8:31am PDT
Hawaii
KTVU FOX 2

Maui church stands in the smoldering rubble

A church in Lahaina still stands, looking nearly immaculate despite smoldering land and debris surrounding it. In video posted to Tiktok, residents said it's an unbelievable sight.

LAHAINA, Hawaii - Among all the rubble and devastation in Maui, a church in Lahaina managed to survive.

Video posted to TikTok shows the Maria Lanakila Catholic Church looking immaculate despite the smoldering land debris surrounding it.

Residents called it a miracle and a sign that Lahaina will rebuild.

Survivors of the deadly wildfire witnessed a surreal landscape of flattened homes, blackened hulks of burned-out cars and ashy lots where buildings once stood.

As of Saturday morning, the death toll climbed to 80, and is expected to rise.

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