The EPA developed a cultural monitoring program to aid in the cleanup process.
Displaced residents search for personal items in the rubble of the wildfire destroyed home where they lived, as volunteers from Samaritan's Purse assist, on Oct. 5, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.Every morning, as another sunrise sets paradise aglow, the crew responsible for the Maui wildfire cleanup meets in a grocery store parking lot to say a "pule," a Hawaiian blessing meant to protect them from another day's work.
Lahaina residents and their supporters hold signs and flags at the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu on Oct. 3, 2023, at a news conference about a petition asking Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to delay plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend. The petition signed by more than 14,000 people comes amid a fierce and anguished debate over when travelers should return to the region, home to the historic town of Lahaina that was destroyed in the deadliest U.S.
"You want to be rebuilding in ways that are resilient and equitable, taking into account the longer-term interests of the community," Benton-Short said, emphasizing that the voices of low-income Native Hawaiians need to be heard when making those plans. "It's a big eye-opener," he said. "Even I have sat through four or five of these classes, and I'm always learning something about Hawaiian culture that is so pertinent to how we conduct ourselves."
While feelings like shock, grief and mourning continue to prevail, what is emerging even stronger is the island's desire to rebuild, he said.
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