evidence: Fact Check: 2,000 Kids NOT Missing From Maui A Month After 2023 Wildfires -- School Enrollment Data ≠ Missing Persons Data Were 2,000 kids missing in Maui a month after the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: There are not 2,000 missing children on the island of Maui, Hawaii Governor Josh Green's office told Lead Stories on September 11, 2023. The claim was built on school enrollment data and not missing persons data. The official count of missing people after the wildfires was 66 as of September 11, 2023, and they were a variety of ages, the Maui Joint Information Center told Lead Stories.