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Aug 11, 2023 · Lahaina remained the capital of Hawaii this entire time. Go Hawaii says that Lahaina experienced a "whaling boom" in the middle of the century, and sailors started using it as a place to take shore leave. Amongst these sailors was Herman Melville, author of the legendary sea epic "Moby Dick." History Today says that Melville arrived in 1843 ...
Lahaina, known outside Hawaii as a quaint tourist town, harkens back to images of Old Hawaii. In addition to once serving as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Lahaina was an agroforest that sustained the Hawaiian community who cared for the land as one does an older sibling. 2 , 3 Lahaina, or Lāhainā (cruel sun), was once called Malu’ulu o Lele, or the “Shaded Breadfruit Grove of Lele.”
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Jul 20, 2024 · Conversations surrounding Native Hawaiian rights, development, and water mismanagement and diversion have only grown in the wake of the devastating Lahaina Fire. Palakiko has been working to aid families and educate the public on how the recent disaster boils down to water rights. The plantation era disrupted Native Hawaiian approaches to ...
Aug 16, 2023 · Lahaina Town is gone. But Lahaina is still there. May it be rebuilt, not as a tourist spot but a place for people to live, as Kanaka Maoli once lived. With resources and will, Lahaina can very ...
Aug 5, 2024 · Relics of each of those layers of history were turned to ash a year ago, when an Aug. 8 inferno roared through Lahaina, killing at least 102 people. Now, as the task of rebuilding begins, Kalepa ...
Sep 7, 2023 · Image of downtown Lahaina from the water. Prior to the fires, Lahaina businesses (including accommodations, food, retail sales, etc.) employed around 8,500 people and brought in $70 million per month in revenue. Following the fires, Maui’s visitor arrivals fell by about 75%, resulting in an island-wide revenue loss of around $13 million per day.
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Aug 7, 2024 · Map of Lahaina, Maui, illustrating the areas destroyed by the 2023 fires. The Lahaina fires rank among the top 10 deadliest wildfires in U.S. history and stand as the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii’s history. This catastrophe claimed 102 lives, with two more individuals still unaccounted for as of June 2024.
