Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: A fallen telephone pole is pictured after the wildfire at the intersection of Kapunakea Street and Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: A fallen telephone pole is pictured after the wildfire at the intersection of Kapunakea Street and Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Cars and houses are burned down causing by the wildfire on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Cars and houses are burned down causing by the wildfire on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Smoke rises between the remains of Lahaina during the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Smoke rises between the remains of Lahaina during the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Smoke rises between the remains of Lahaina during the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Smoke rises between the remains of Lahaina during the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Cars and houses are burned down causing by the wildfire on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Cars and houses are burned down causing by the wildfire on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: A fallen signal sign and burned houses and cars are pictured on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: A fallen signal sign and burned houses and cars are pictured on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Cars and houses are burned down causing by the wildfire on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Cars and houses are burned down causing by the wildfire on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kahana, HI - AUGUST 23: A boat loaded with supplies such as generators, gasoline, foods and other essentials, arrives in Kahana from Oahu in Kahana, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. Dozens of local residents of Kahana line up and step into the water to help pass down the supplies to shore. “The reason why we can stay positive is because how we seeing the community getting together” (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kahana, HI - AUGUST 23: A boat loaded with supplies such as generators, gasoline, foods and other essentials, arrives in Kahana from Oahu in Kahana, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. Dozens of local residents of Kahana line up and step into the water to help pass down the supplies to shore. “The reason why we can stay positive is because how we seeing the community getting together” (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Melted aluminum is pictured from a burned car at Waikuli Terrace in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Melted aluminum is pictured from a burned car at Waikuli Terrace in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Remains from wildfire are pictured at Waikuli Terrace in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - AUGUST 23: Remains from wildfire are pictured at Waikuli Terrace in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - AUGUST 13: Sifa Vea, left, hugs Keeaumoku Kapu after dropping off donations at Lahaina Gateway Center in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - AUGUST 13: Sifa Vea, left, hugs Keeaumoku Kapu after dropping off donations at Lahaina Gateway Center in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - AUGUST 13: People looking down to downtown Lahaina from Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - AUGUST 13: People looking down to downtown Lahaina from Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - AUGUST 13: A rainbow is seen from Put Kukui mountain over burned cars and buildings in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - AUGUST 13: A rainbow is seen from Put Kukui mountain over burned cars and buildings in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - AUGUST 21: Fallen utilities poles are pictured outside of a gas station on Lahainaluna Road in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - AUGUST 21: Fallen utilities poles are pictured outside of a gas station on Lahainaluna Road in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Hana, HI - AUGUST 24: Keone Smith, holds his horses at Uakoko Ranch in Hana, Hawaii on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Hana, HI - AUGUST 24: Keone Smith, holds his horses at Uakoko Ranch in Hana, Hawaii on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Hana, HI - AUGUST 24: Lucas Sequiera leans on his horse at Uakoko Ranch in Hana, Hawaii on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Hana, HI - AUGUST 24: Lucas Sequiera leans on his horse at Uakoko Ranch in Hana, Hawaii on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Hana, HI - AUGUST 24: Keone Smith rides toward his ranch in Hana, Hawaii on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Hana, HI - AUGUST 24: Keone Smith rides toward his ranch in Hana, Hawaii on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Pukalani, HI - AUGUST 25: Cherie Sequiera holds a ki’i (statue) of a Hawaiian fertility and music god, Lono, at a temporary housing in Pukalani, Hawaii on August 25, 2023. Sequiera lost all their properties in Lahaina during the wildfire. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Pukalani, HI - AUGUST 25: Cherie Sequiera holds a ki’i (statue) of a Hawaiian fertility and music god, Lono, at a temporary housing in Pukalani, Hawaii on August 25, 2023. Sequiera lost all their properties in Lahaina during the wildfire. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Haiku, HI - AUGUST 28: Surfboard shaper Jud Lau shapes a board at his studio in Haiku, Hawaii on August 28, 2023. Lau starts a surfboard replacement project and has given over a hundred surfboards to surfers who lost their board during the wildfire. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Haiku, HI - AUGUST 28: Surfboard shaper Jud Lau shapes a board at his studio in Haiku, Hawaii on August 28, 2023. Lau starts a surfboard replacement project and has given over a hundred surfboards to surfers who lost their board during the wildfire. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Haiku, HI - AUGUST 28: Surfboard shaper Jud Lau shapes a board at his studio in Haiku, Hawaii on August 28, 2023. Lau starts a surfboard replacement project and has given over a hundred surfboards to surfers who lost their board during the wildfire. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Haiku, HI - AUGUST 28: Surfboard shaper Jud Lau shapes a board at his studio in Haiku, Hawaii on August 28, 2023. Lau starts a surfboard replacement project and has given over a hundred surfboards to surfers who lost their board during the wildfire. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Ua Aloha Maji, left, blows a pu (conch shell) as dozens surfers paddling out in memory of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Ua Aloha Maji, left, blows a pu (conch shell) as dozens surfers paddling out in memory of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Dozens surfers gather for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Dozens surfers gather for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Ua Aloha Maji blows a pu (conch shell) as dozens surfers paddling out at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Ua Aloha Maji blows a pu (conch shell) as dozens surfers paddling out at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Dozens surfers gather for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Dozens surfers gather for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Dozens surfers gather for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Dozens surfers gather for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Ua Aloha Maji, front, leads a prayer during a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Ukumehame Beach Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Ua Aloha Maji, front, leads a prayer during a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Ukumehame Beach Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: John Kuia, president of Kahana Canoe Club, gives a speech before a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: John Kuia, president of Kahana Canoe Club, gives a speech before a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Members of Lahaina Canoe Club carry a canoe into the water as they prepare for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Members of Lahaina Canoe Club carry a canoe into the water as they prepare for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Members of Napili Canoe Club prepare for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Members of Napili Canoe Club prepare for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Dozens of flowers are pictured during a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Dozens of flowers are pictured during a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Marley Calapini, a member of Lahaina Canoe Club, throws flowers in memory of her family members who died in the Lahaina Fire during a paddle out at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Marley Calapini, a member of Lahaina Canoe Club, throws flowers in memory of her family members who died in the Lahaina Fire during a paddle out at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Canoes from Napili Cane Club, Kahana Canoe Club and Lahaina Canoe Club are pictured for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Canoes from Napili Cane Club, Kahana Canoe Club and Lahaina Canoe Club are pictured for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Hanakaoo Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: People sings Hawaii Aloha during a community gathering for the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Kihei, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: People sings Hawaii Aloha during a community gathering for the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Leola Vera walks through her home the first time after the wildfire in August on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Veras are among the couple dozens are able to return to their property in Zone 1-C. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Leola Vera walks through her home the first time after the wildfire in August on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Veras are among the couple dozens are able to return to their property in Zone 1-C. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Michael Vera holds his grandfather’s pistol whom worked as a Maui police officer in Lahaina found in the rubble of their house on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Veras are among the couple dozens are able to return to their property in Zone 1-C. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Michael Vera holds his grandfather’s pistol whom worked as a Maui police officer in Lahaina found in the rubble of their house on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Veras are among the couple dozens are able to return to their property in Zone 1-C. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Leola Vierra walks through her home that was destroyed by the wildfire in August, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Leola Vierra walks through her home that was destroyed by the wildfire in August, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
The home of Vierra’s on Aa Place was destroyed by the wildfire in August, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
The home of Vierra’s on Aa Place was destroyed by the wildfire in August, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Michael Vierra looks at his house for the first time after the wildfire in August, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Michael Vierra looks at his house for the first time after the wildfire in August, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Kyle Ellison stands in front of a fallen tree on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Kyle Ellison stands in front of a fallen tree on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Kyle Ellison holds a handful dirts that contained ashes underneath on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii. Ellison is worried that the incoming raining season will flush all the ashes into the gorge and the ocean. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Kyle Ellison holds a handful dirts that contained ashes underneath on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii. Ellison is worried that the incoming raining season will flush all the ashes into the gorge and the ocean. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Kyle Ellison steps on some burned branches on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Kyle Ellison steps on some burned branches on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Hokuao Pelligrino poses for portrait in front of his first breadfruit at Noho'ana Farm on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Wailuku, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Hokuao Pelligrino poses for portrait in front of his first breadfruit at Noho'ana Farm on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Wailuku, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team run back to the field during their first week returning to practice on campus after August’s wildfire at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team run back to the field during their first week returning to practice on campus after August’s wildfire at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team players listens to co-head coach Dean Rickard before their homecoming game at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team players listens to co-head coach Dean Rickard before their homecoming game at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team walk to the field at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team walk to the field at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team hold their hands to thank the fans after the game at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team hold their hands to thank the fans after the game at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team hold their hands after the game in a darkened locker room and sing the alma mater in Hawaiian at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahainaluna football team hold their hands after the game in a darkened locker room and sing the alma mater in Hawaiian at Sue D. Cooley Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Daniel Skousen walks into his home with a neighboring house burnt down from August’s wildfire on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Daniel Skousen walks into his home with a neighboring house burnt down from August’s wildfire on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Daniel Skousen vacuums his home, damaged by August's wildfire, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Skousen stated he will not deep clean his home until the EPA removes all debris from the burnt house adjacent to his. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Daniel Skousen vacuums his home, damaged by August's wildfire, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Skousen stated he will not deep clean his home until the EPA removes all debris from the burnt house adjacent to his. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Christiane Keyhani, program coordinator of Hui O Ka Wai Ola, fills up the bucket to test water quality at the Mala Wharf on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Christiane Keyhani, program coordinator of Hui O Ka Wai Ola, fills up the bucket to test water quality at the Mala Wharf on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee, one of the first crew members of Hokulea - the Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, looks at the ocean at Launipoko Beach Park on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee, one of the first crew members of Hokulea - the Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, looks at the ocean at Launipoko Beach Park on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
LAHAINA, HI - MAY 24: Emily Archangel is pictured during an interview at her home in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Last year’s wildfire damaged Archangel’s home, and she is concerned that the air quality and debris could impact her husband’s health condition. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - MAY 24: Emily Archangel is pictured during an interview at her home in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Last year’s wildfire damaged Archangel’s home, and she is concerned that the air quality and debris could impact her husband’s health condition. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - MAY 24: A rainbow appear between the hills overlooking Lahaina town in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - MAY 24: A rainbow appear between the hills overlooking Lahaina town in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - MAY 24: Danilo Andres stands in his living room where his furnitures are covered with plastic sheets as he repairs his house damaged by last year’s wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - MAY 24: Danilo Andres stands in his living room where his furnitures are covered with plastic sheets as he repairs his house damaged by last year’s wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Gene Milne, an impact zone property owner, is pictured during an interview on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Milne lost his newly build home from last year’s wildfire is the first property owner to start the rebuild process as his building permit cases was being reviewed during the wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Gene Milne, an impact zone property owner, is pictured during an interview on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Milne lost his newly build home from last year’s wildfire is the first property owner to start the rebuild process as his building permit cases was being reviewed during the wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
LAHAINA, HI - MAY 24: A melted sign for Lahaina Bypass is pictured on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
LAHAINA, HI - MAY 24: A melted sign for Lahaina Bypass is pictured on Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
A general views of Front Street shows the primary debris from last year’s wildfire being removed for commercial properties on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
A general views of Front Street shows the primary debris from last year’s wildfire being removed for commercial properties on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
Lahaina, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Hundreds of surfers gather for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Ukumehame Beach Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
Lahaina, HI - SEPTEMBER 8: Hundreds of surfers gather for a memorial paddle out on the one-month anniversary of the Lahaina Fire at Ukumehame Beach Park in Lahaina, Hawaii on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post)
In the heart of Maui, the vibrant town of Lahaina faced an unprecedented disaster as a ferocious fire swept through its streets, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. This collection, "Lahaina: Rising from the Ashes," captures the raw and poignant aftermath of the blaze, showcasing both the devastation and the indomitable spirit of the Lahaina community.
Through these images, witness the charred remnants of homes and landmarks, the resilient faces of survivors, and the courageous efforts of first responders and volunteers. Each photograph tells a story of loss, survival, and hope, highlighting the community's journey towards recovery and rebuilding.
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