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Almost 3,500 names are listed on an open spreadsheet aiming to help worried families track down their loved ones in Maui.

Many people on the ‘lost list’ who have since made contact with their relatives are now categorized as ‘found’ – but at least 1,000 are still tagged as missing.

A family-run art gallery in flame-ravaged Lahaina has been completely destroyed.

The devastated owners of Holle Fine Art Gallery wrote a heart-breaking post announcing their beloved business on the west coast of Maui is ‘no longer in existence’.

Photographs show smouldering carnage in the place where the ocean-side art studio used to welcome visitors.

‘We want to thank everybody for the overwhelming response of love and support,’ the owners Jeff and Tani Holle said.

‘As of right now, most of you know the gallery is no longer in existence. It has been burnt along with the rest of all Lahaina old town.’

The Holles confirmed that they had escaped the flame-ravaged region.

Maui county officials said 14,900 tourists flew out of Maui on Thursday.

Many were transported on shuttle buses to Kahului Airport, where American Airlines and United Airlines had flown empty planes to aid evacuations.

‘Visitors wanting to leave Maui are asked to book a flight with an airline,’ Maui county said.

‘Travelers can book flights to Honolulu, then continue on another flight to the Mainland.’

Six emergency shelters are operating for those needing assistance or unable to immediately leave – including the War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku, and Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.

In Kahului, makeshift shelters have opened at Maui High School, King’s Cathedral Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Maui Lani and Grace Bible Church.

Maui county officials said 14,900 tourists flew out of Maui on Thursday.

Many were transported on shuttle buses to Kahului Airport, where American Airlines and United Airlines had flown empty planes to aid evacuations.

‘Visitors wanting to leave Maui are asked to book a flight with an airline,’ Maui county said.

‘Travelers can book flights to Honolulu, then continue on another flight to the Mainland.’

Six emergency shelters are operating for those needing assistance or unable to immediately leave – including the War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku, and Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.

In Kahului, makeshift shelters have opened at Maui High School, King’s Cathedral Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Maui Lani and Grace Bible Church.

Winfrey, 69, who owns more than 2,000 acres in Maui, described the crisis as ‘overwhelming’ as she handed out pillows, nappies and shampoo bottles to people sheltering at the War Memorial Stadium on the island.

‘It’s overwhelming… but I’m really pleased to have so many people supporting… bringing what they can and doing what they can,’ she said.

‘I came earlier just to see what people needed then went shopping because often, you know, you make donations of clothes or whatever and it’s not really what people need.

‘So I actually went to Walmart and Costco and got pillows, shampoo, diapers, sheets, pillowcases.’

Meanwhile, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is said to have helped some 70 families fly to safety while also providing people with a place to stay, food to eat, and clothing to wear, TMZ reported.

Cadaver dogs have been flown in from California and Washington to scour razed buildings for victims in Hawaii.

Search and rescue teams from the states are assisting recovery efforts, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

FEMA Region 9 director Robert Fenton was among those on the scene.

‘The devastation I saw today is significant,’ Fenton told a news conference Thursday.

He added that federal agencies will provide assistance in debris removal, along with financial assistance for people forced out of their homes by the fires.

Horrifying new footage has emerged showing dozens of people clinging to objects in a tumultuous gray ocean as bright orange sparks from an encroaching wildfire shoot overhead.

The clip was captured off the coast of old town Lahaina, west Maui, which has suffered blackouts amid the blaze as one of the worst-hit territories on the island.

Amid apocalyptic scenes, a group of people can be seen desperately trying to stay afloat by clinging to a plywood board as they are battered by surging waves.

Smoke fills the air above their heads and amber sparks shoot parallel to the water.

No human voices are audible in the seven-second clip posted on social media as the sound of an unrelenting wind hammers the person filming.