Lahaina wildfire survivors were updated Wednesday on the progress of ash and debris removal from residential properties destroyed Aug. 8, and they learned the results of surveys aimed at assessing public sentiment in how to determine the final disposal site for thousands of burned homes.
As clean-up crews continue to remove hazardous waste from Lahaina and county and community leaders mull over ways to rebuild the town, federal and state leaders shared updates on improvements
LAHAINA, Maui — Twisted and charred aluminum mixed with shards of glass still lines the floor of the industrial warehouse where Victoria Martocci once operated her scuba diving business. After a wildfire tore through West Maui, all that remained of her 36-foot boat, the Extended Horizons II, were a pair of engines.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is eyeing 63 acres of fallow land in Ka anapali for a potential temporary housing project of 214 units for fire survivors.