Hawaii has tens of thousands of federal workers, including active duty military, who could be affected.

The company's chief executive was one of several Hawaii power industry officials called to testify at the first congressional hearing into the Aug. 8 wildfires.

A House oversight committee will hold its first public hearing focused on the role of Hawaiian Electric in the Aug. 8 Maui fires.

The president says federal funding will cover all debris removal and other emergency protective measures.

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee sent a letter to FEMA's top administrator asking questions about its response to the Maui wildfires.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who traveled to Maui earlier this month to witness the devastation, has vowed to get to the bottom of what happened when a wildfire destroyed much of the coastal community killing at least 115 people.

President Biden has already approved a disaster declaration that allows Hawaii to access federal relief aid.

Hawaii's congressional delegation wants to keep focus on the Aug. 8 wildfires to ensure that federal resources continue to flow to the state.

A bipartisan congressional group spent a day in Lahaina on Saturday.

Republicans in the House have announced two separate investigations into the Aug. 8 fire that killed at least 115 people in Lahaina.