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Wailuku, Hawaii CNN —On a Hawaiian tourist brochure, fire and water are selling points for a volcanic paradise where lava flows and waterfalls mist. “There has been a great deal of water conflict on Maui for many years,” Hawaii Gov. “It’s disaster capitalism at its finest.”A rushing canal is seen on Hokuao Pelligrino's family farm in Wailuku on Maui on August 20, 2023. After watching Pellegrino and his Wailuku community litigate their streams back to life, locals around Lahaina followed suit. You restore the water and families are going back to their ancestral land.”Hokuao Pellegrino poses for a portrait on August 20, 2023.
Persons: Josh Green, Green, ” Hokuao Pellegrino, , , Evelio Contreras, Eha, Pellegrino, ’ ”, they’ll, Glenn Tremble, couldn’t, ” Pellegrino, Taro, Joe Biden’s Organizations: Hawaii CNN, , Maui Land Company, New York Times, CNN, West Maui Land Company Locations: Wailuku, Hawaii, Lahaina, Maui, ” Hawaii, Venice, Hawaiian Kingdom, West Maui, Maui County
Maui wildfires: Woman says her husband is 'broken' by loss
  + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Waiehu, Hawaii CNN —Two days before the Maui inferno, Brenda Keau’s husband Tony called his mom for a chat. The elderly woman’s home in Lahaina is gone, destroyed in the wildfires that swept across the Hawaiian island last week. And I don’t like seeing him like that because my husband is strong, loving,” Keau said. So I’m talking for him.”Keau said she feared arson when she saw smoke rising from the hills of upcountry Maui, from her home in Waiehu, in the north of the island on August 8. Evelio Contreras/CNNInland from Keau’s home, in the upcountry hills where she saw the smoke, a wildfire is still only 60% contained.
Persons: Brenda Keau’s, Tony, ” Keau, he’s, , Evelio Contreras, , Keau, it’s, It’s, Kalopodes, Merrill Kalopodes, “ I’ve, ” Kalopodes Organizations: Hawaii CNN, CNN Investigations, CNN Inland, Maui County Fire Department, Volunteer, CNN Locations: Waiehu, Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, upcountry Maui, Maui's upcountry, Maui County, Kula, Oahu
Lahaina, Hawaii CNN —A week after blowtorch winds brought the most horrific disaster in modern Hawaiian history, members of Maui’s working class have become do-it-yourself first responders and cul-de-sac commanders. A woman collects water at a shopping center in Lahaina where different groups are handing out supplies. “We had three families sleep here the first night and we fed them just as if they were local. While the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau took to social media to “strongly discourage” visitors from vacationing on the western side of Maui. At least 99 people have been confirmed dead from the wildfires, and the number could double over the next 10 days, Hawaii Gov.
Persons: Evelio Contreras, Keoki Naihe, , he’s, Alika Peneku, , Brittany Fleck, Charlie Fleck, ” Charlie, Grace Hurt, Josh Green, of Fame waterman, , , Archie Kalepa, Kalepa, Deanne Criswell, ” Criswell, ” Naihe, “ We’ve, ” Peneku Organizations: Hawaii CNN, CNN, CNN “ Tourists, Facebook, Hawaii Visitors, Hawaii Gov, Pohaku, of Fame, Ocean Safety, aloha, FEMA, Small Business Administration Locations: Lahaina, Hawaii, Maui, Charlie, , Peneku, Pohaku, Pohaku Beach
Setting foot in the charred heart of Lahaina
  + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Lahaina, Hawaii CNN —As the boat approaches Lahaina, the sun is strong, the waves crest into whitecaps and on the shore, so much is black. The ruins stretch as far as the eye can see, 100-foot coconut trees charred all the way up their trunks. Survivors have told CNN how traffic stood at a standstill as the fire approached, forcing some people to run into the ocean to try to save themselves. He told CNN he would open his farmland to house those without homes and urged others to stay away but send any help they could. “Every single home in Lahaina is gone,” he said.
Persons: Evelio Contreras, Bill Wyland, Harley Davidson, , , Wyland, Eddy Garcia, CNN Farmer Eddy Garcia Organizations: Hawaii CNN, whitecaps, Flames, CNN, “ Flames Locations: Lahaina, Hawaii, Lahaina's, Hawaiian Kingdom
Kapolei, Hawaii CNN —Meira Va’a Nelson is a champion surfer who has known more trauma in her life than most people will ever experience. On the day of her mother’s funeral, her father, unable to deal with his own grief, left the family. Once again, the odds were against Meira, who was told her daughter was unlikely to live beyond age 3. Riding the waves, she said she feels her whole family is with her, even when they are not physically there. She wants to represent them and prove what’s possible and show that resilience can always lead to new joy.
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