Maui residents are rebuilding Lahaina for locals, not tourists: ‘In Hawaii, we take care of one another’

After deadly 2023 fires, recent storms and ICE raids, Lahaina residents are determined to rebuild the town for their community In March, Hawaii was hit with two back-to-back storms, bringing the worst flooding it’s seen in 20 years. In Lahaina, Maui, muddy flood waters turned streets into rivers and carved new paths through the barren landscape, breaking open roads and flooding houses. In their wake, sinkholes appeared, engulfing cars. This is nearly three years after the deadliest wildfires...

By Frances Nguyen