Maui wildfires updates: President Biden, first lady tour damage

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said in a video update Sunday night that he authorized a “comprehensive review” of the Maui fire.

“There's a lot of information that people want, and to that end, I've authorized a comprehensive review of what happened in the early hours of the fire and the hours thereafter,” Green said in the video. “We will build back together; we will find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability.”

Green speculated, based on what he said was “the best information that we have,” that one fire, “deemed to be out,” “must not have been completely extinguished.” Due to the winds eventually gusting up to 81 miles per hour, the fires spread at “one mile every minute, resulting in this tragedy,” he said.

In addition to Green’s statement, Sunday evening also brought an update on the status of the fires still burning on the island.

Authorities said they now have 85% containment – an estimated 2,170 acres – in the Lahaina fire. Five engines, three tankers, and one ladder are on-site, with search and recovery continuing.

Sunday also brought news of 60% containment of the Kula fire in Maui – an estimated 678 acres. As the firefighting continues, three helicopters, four engines, two tankers and one utility vehicle are on-site. Hot spots in gulches and other hard-to-reach places, along with land divisions and fences, have made this a difficult fire to contain.

The Pulehu/Kihei fire, which was first declared 100% contained Saturday, remains contained. One Chinook, one engine, three tankers, two dozers and two utility vehicles are on-site. The one-acre Puʻukoliʻi/Kaanapali fire was extinguished on Saturday.

The death toll from the fires in Maui has increased to at least 93 people, county officials said late Saturday.

-ABC News’ Victoria Arancio

Two of the 89 bodies recovered from the burned-out area near Lahaina have been identified using DNA, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said.

Search crews were using dogs on Saturday to look for remains in the wreckage, he said at an evening press conference in Kahului.

Only 3% of the destroyed area had so far been covered, he said. Twelve additional dogs were on the way to aid in the search.

He described the blaze as "a fire that melted metal," saying it had been severe enough that each recovered body will have to be identified using DNA.

"Every one of these 89 are John and Jane Does," he said.

He asked locals to get DNA tests at a nearby facility as a way to speed up the identification process.

"We need to identify your loved ones," the chief said.

At least 89 people have died in the Maui fires, Gov. Josh Green said on Saturday during a live press conference.

"It's going to continue to rise. We want to brace people for that," Green continued.

With Maui's wildfire death toll surpassing California's 2018 Camp Fire, it's now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in modern history.