Five years ago, the couple’s home turned into ashes when winds from Hurricane Lane helped fuel a fire that encroached onto their property in Lahaina.
“I feel like I’m a veteran of disaster here,” Mark Stefl told CNN.
“We ran downstairs, grabbed our dogs and cats … and the fire just engulfed our house,” said Mark Stefl, who added they lost a cat and a dog amid the chaos.
“I’m literally thankful just to be alive right now,” Mark Stefl said.
“It’s going to take years.”Still, Mark Stefl and his wife plan to rebuild – like they did once before.
Persons:
Mark Stefl, Michele, –, Dora, Michele Numbers, “, ”, “ I’m, Lane, Gov, Sylvia Luke, ” Luke, “ It’s, We’ll
Organizations:
CNN, Hurricane Lane
Locations:
Hawaii, Hurricane, Lahaina, Maui, Maui County