After wildfires ripped through Lahaina in August 2023, the Hawaiian government had to decide if and when to welcome tourists back to Maui — and force locals to return to work in the same industry that displaced them.

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Maps of wildfire damage

Lāhainā Strong website
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University of Hawai’i’s Center for Oral History

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