Wildfire
It was not immediately clear if the wildfire and crash, in which at least one person was reportedly killed, were connected.
“Given the gravity of the crisis we are facing, my team and I will be placing someone in this key position as quickly as possible,” said Mayor Richard Bissen.
“Paris Hilton heard about the Maui wildfire devastation and said, ‘That’s hot,’” one person tweeted after the socialite was photographed on a Maui beach over the weekend.
At least 55 fatalities have been confirmed so far, though officials fear more will be found.
As many as 1,000 people are still unaccounted for, officials said.
Over the past two decades, a staggering 21.8 million Americans found themselves living within 3 miles of a large wildfire.
An official in Rhodes said the blazes are “out of control” after a week of chaos.