Maui authorities will escort some people back into the areas devastated by the Lahaina fire, which killed at least 97 people and demolished thousands of buildings.
The historic banyan tree in Lahaina, Hawaii, began sprouting new leaves in September, weeks after devastating wildfires destroyed most of the beachside town, footage by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources showed.
Hironaka and other Lahaina residents are grappling with a range of emotions as Maui authorities plan next week to begin allowing some on supervised visits back into theand demolished thousands of buildings. An aerial view shows destroyed homes and buildings that burned to the ground around the harbor and Front Street in the historic Lahaina Town in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 10, 2023.
Melody Lukela-Singh plans to take a hazardous materials course before visiting the Front Street property where the house she lived in with about a dozen relatives once stood. Members of the Lahaina Canoe Club hold hands in prayer before paddling out from Hanakaoo Beach in honor of Carole Hartley, their member who died in the Aug. 8 fire, in Lahaina, HI, on Aug. 28, 2023.
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