Joe Biden says US government will help Maui ‘for as long as it takes’

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with community members impacted by the Maui wildfires at Lahaina Civic Center (Evan Vucci, AP)

US President Joe Biden has told survivors of Hawaii’s wildfires the nation “grieves with you” and promised the federal government will help “for as long as it takes” to recover.

Mr Biden arrived in Maui on Monday, 13 days after fire ravaged the western part of the island, killing at least 115 people.