UH scientists and graduate students are testing the water for contaminants created by the incineration of plastics, vehicles, household chemicals and other sources.
As the recovery efforts continue on Maui in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires, a team from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and UH Maui College
The team has collected water samples from Kula and Lahaina that are being tested for contaminants in labs on Maui and Oʻahu. Ten samples had been tested as of Aug. 27 and about 60 more are headed to the labs.