Jason Momoa said 'Maui is not the place' to vacation amid deadly wildfires and urged tourists to stay away

• Hawaii native Jason Momoa warned tourists against visiting Maui on Instagram Friday.
• Since Tuesday, the Hawaiian island has been beset by wildfires, which have killed dozens of people.

Jason Momoa, a Hawaii native and actor, is warning people against visiting Maui as wildfires devastate the Hawaiian island.

Fires began spreading Tuesday evening and primarily affected the historic coastal town of Lahaina, The New York Times reported. According to officials, by late Fri, the death toll had risen to 80 people, and hundreds remain unaccounted for.

Amid the fires — now considered more deadly than Hawaii's 1960 tsunami — Momoa, a Honolulu native, took to Instagram to urge tourists to avoid Maui for the time being.

"Maui is not the place to have your vacation right now," Momoa wrote. "DO NOT TRAVEL TO MAUI."

"Do not convince yourself that your presence is needed on an island that is suffering this deeply," his post continued. "Mahalo to everyone who has donated and shown aloha to the community in this time of need."

The post, a video created by environmental nonprofit organization Āina Momona, urged people with plans to visit the island to cancel their trips. The nonprofit warned against booking a hotel, saying that the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) is working with the Hawaii Hotel Alliance to house displaced residents.

In a press release on Thursday, the AHLA said that Maui's hotels are at capacity. Hotels in West Maui, the release stated, "will be unable to host guests until basic infrastructure can be repaired or replaced." AHLA's local partners are working to find hotels on Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Kauai that have occupancy for people who evacuated Maui, according to the release.

Momoa has also posted resources and explainers to social media since the fires began. Other celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, have been spotted helping amid the fires.

Earlier this week, the BBC showed Winfrey — a part-time resident of Maui, according to People — handing out supplies on the island.