At the end of a nearly four-mile walk, community organizer Archie Kalepa addressed a crowd gathered at Launiupoko saying, “The depth of our grief and the warmth of our aloha is overwhelming. Today marks a different kind of point in the history of this place.”
About 50 members of the Lahaina Honolua Senior Citizens Club socialized, won prizes through Bingo and lucky drawings and honored one of their own for turning 90 years old Wednesday in a step toward regrouping and recovering after the wildfires.
Veteran state Rep. John Mizuno, who has used his own money to fly homeless people back to reunite with families on the mainland, was named by Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday to be the state’s new homeless coordinator.
John Mizuno was Green’s first choice to replace James Koshiba, who will return to his philanthropic work with the homeless but remain an advisor to Green on homelessness.
Rep. Miyake replaces Troy Hashimoto, whom Green appointed after Gil Keith-Agaran resigned in October to represent victims of the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires.