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Aug 8, 2024 · Deadly wildfires swept across Maui one year ago, leveling the town of Lahaina. It's been a year of challenges for survivors, with many questions still lingering about the future. What does the town look like today? HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol brings us the story.
Community efforts to restore Moku‘ula have been going on for years. Now, as Lahaina is rebuilt from scratch, Hawaii’s governor and Maui’s mayor are pledging to make it happen.
Aug 11, 2023 · 19th-century Hawaii stood at a crossroads between its old and future identities, and its capital at the time — Lahaina, on the western coast of Maui — bears the marks of this crucial, rapid transition.
Aug 9, 2024 · The Lahaina community's efforts have so far yielded over a billion dollars in government aid, as well as rectifying a wrongful dismissal of a Native Hawaiian government worker, and reclaiming...
- Kaniela Ing
Feb 26, 2024 · While most of the famed Front Street in Lahaina was destroyed by the Aug. 8 fire, this small stretch that includes the Old Lahaina Luau survived. (Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024)
Right now, the focus is on the community’s most immediate needs, including removing debris, getting people access to their homes again, and restoring utilities and public facilities.
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Feb 8, 2024 · LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — It’s been six months since a wildfire leveled most of Lahaina, a centuries-old town on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Authorities say 100 people were killed and three are still missing from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
