Hawaii fires U.S. state's worst disaster as death toll rises to 80

The death toll from wildfires on Hawaii's Maui Island has risen to 80, the local government said Friday, making the blaze the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii since it became a U.S. state in 1959.Firefighters continued to battle flare-ups in the major tourist area of Lahaina, Pulehu and Upcountry Maui. As of Friday afternoon, the fires in Lahaina were 85 percent contained, according to the county government of Maui.The fires have become the deadliest natural disaster in the state's history, surpassing a tsunami disaster in 1960 that struck Hawaii Island, killing 61 people.Maui's warning…READ FULL ARTICLE