Recovery efforts continue on Maui one year after one of the deadliest wildfires on record in the United States devastated the Hawaiian island.
President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the anniversary with an open letter to the people of Maui as he pledged federal support in the ongoing rebuilding effort. Biden, who traveled to the island last year in the wake of the blaze that killed dozens of people, also planned to call Hawaii Gov. Josh Green and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary, the White House said.
“My Administration will be right there alongside you to help you rebuild,” Biden wrote in his open letter.
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The people of Maui will always remain in my heart and prayers.
