Maui wildfires updates: President Biden, first lady get firsthand look at damage

Gov. Josh Green told Honolulu ABC affiliate KITV Tuesday that anxious residents need to give first responders and crews more time to assess the damage in "ground zero of the fire."

Green said firefighters are 25% done with their assessment.

"I'm hoping and praying and working all these things, that by the end of the weekend, the firefighters and the police have said, 'OK, we've done enough,'" he said.

The governor also noted that families will still need their space as officials work to identify the bodies recovered so far.

"Only three of the bodies that we recovered had enough fingerprint to share who they were," he said.

Green said that some of the bodies are those of families, including three children of a family of four who were found inside a car.

The governor said he was appreciative so far of the support from President Joe Biden, who called him Tuesday morning, and the federal government.

-ABC News' Jennifer Watts

President Joe Biden addressed the current situation in Maui during an event in Milwaukee Tuesday afternoon and reiterated the federal government's commitment to helping the millions of people affected.

"Every asset, every asset they need will be there for them. And we will be there in Maui as long as it takes," he said.

Biden said the recovery and cleanup processes will be difficult because crews are still trying to determine the number of dead bodies.

"Imagine being a mom or dad wondering where your child is. Imagine being a husband or wife, a mother, a father. It's really tough stuff," he said.

Biden spoke with Gov. Josh Green earlier in the day and is planning on visiting the island along with the first lady.

"I don't want to get in the way," he said. "But I want to go, make sure we got everything they need. I want to be sure we don't disrupt the ongoing recovery efforts."

As residents of Maui begin to recover from the wildfire, the U.S. attorney for Hawaii pressed people to be careful about scams.

U.S. Attorney Clare Connors flagged several potential scams that target displaced residents.

She warned of people who use the names of well-known charities to solicit donations for themselves, impersonate government officials or insurance provider representatives or solicit victims to invest in nonexistent businesses and ventures offering recovery services such as cleanup.

"Moreover, victims are frequently further victimized by property theft of businesses and residences abandoned during the disaster," Connors said in a statement.

Connors said anyone who has been targeted by fraudsters or been the victim of disaster-related fraud are encouraged to contact the National Center for Disaster Fraud at 866-720-5721.

As wildfires continue to burn on Maui, officials said hundreds of people remain unaccounted for.

But 60 people who were deemed missing were found safe in a single house on Wednesday, ABC News has learned.

Officials are now using the term "unaccounted for" instead of "missing" because many people on the Hawaiian island have no power, internet or phones and can’t get in touch with relatives or authorities.

-ABC News' Gio Benitez