11 Aug 2023

Major disaster declared in Hawaii as wildfires rage

From Morning Report, 6:10 am on 11 August 2023

A major disaster has been declared in Hawaii over wildfires that have killed at least 36 people and destroyed an entire town.

A New Zealander on holiday in Maui says the wildfires devastating the island are like nothing he's ever seen before.

Tim Hoy is based in Canada and spoke to RNZ journalist Felix Walton.