Honolulu Bishop Details ‘Shocking’ Devastation on Maui After Visit to Lahaina, by Daniel Payne
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L to R: Photo from a moving vehicle on Aug. 13 shows some of the damage as a result of the Maui wildfires; location unknown; Navy Chief Petty Officer Earl Zulueta drops off donations from his department, Seaborne Powered Target (SEPTAR), to help the victims of the wildfires in Maui, at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, Aug. 13. PMRF, located on the island of Kauai, began collecting donations in the wake of the devastating wildfires on Maui. (photo: Dominick Del Vecchio/released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Navy photo by Lisa Ferdinando / Public domain)
The bishop celebrated Mass at Kapalua, Maui, on Sunday for about 200 Catholics gathered there.
Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva visited the town of Lahaina Tuesday to celebrate Mass and meet survivors of the wildfires that he said “shockingly devastated” the town.
While the scope of the crisis has been “overwhelming,” the response from the local community has been “remarkable,” the prelate told CNA.
Bishop Silva’s bishopric encompasses the entire state of Hawaii, including Maui, the second largest of the Hawaiian islands and the third-most populated. That island has been ravaged by wildfires this month, with at least 99 lives lost and major buildings and communities burned and destroyed. …
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