But I'm going to give you a summary of what we know now. Federal officials estimate damages at $5.5 billion with over 2200 structures destroyed. From the governor of the state of Hawaii. Their Their initial estimates to the damage to infrastructure and lost revenue because of loss and downed rates of tourism put the losses at around $6 billion. But they expect that after all of the claims are paid, the total loss will likely be closer to $12 billion. Nearly half of Maui residents are saying that their financial situation has worsened since these Lahaina fires. (04:58–05:11)
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Asserts that initial estimates of infrastructure damage and lost tourism revenue are around $6 billion.
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