“For this generation that may not get to see Lahaina fully rebuilt, I want them to know that we're going to try and keep the story living on, through us,” said Lahaina resident Courtney Lazo.
HPR remains committed to covering the efforts on Maui to heal and rebuild. Read and listen to our latest stories here as we mark two years since the fires.
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Graeme Blair, the co-director of the Deportation Data Project, spoke with HPR's Maddie Bender about trends in immigration enforcement across the country since the start of the second Trump administration.
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Nancy Holman, superintendent of the National Park at Kalaupapa on Molokaʻi, spoke to HPR's Catherine Cruz about the reopening of tours to the historic settlement created for Hansen’s disease patients.
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Misha is a 29-year-old woman who has been alienated by her family and friends for lacking ambition. She finds solace in an 18-year-old who thinks she's also a high school student.
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A Native Hawaiian nonprofit has successfully preserved Hawaiʻi Island land for generations to come. ‘Anaeho‘omalu Kapalaoa, a 27-acre plot of land in Waikoloa Resort, will now be permanently protected by Nā ‘Ōiwi O Pu‘uanahulu, a Native Hawaiian descendant-led nonprofit.
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The 21st annual cleanup of coastal areas in Lahaina will be held on Sept. 27 and highlights student volunteerism. Volunteers will pick up rubbish along seven square miles of highway and Lahaina coastline in what organizers call the longest-running annual cleanup in the state.
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Methamphetamine abuse is a growing issue across French Polynesia. This past weekend, more than 6,000 people took to the streets for demonstrations against the drug's growing influence. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Two fatal violent crimes on Oʻahu last week — one in Nānākuli and another in Hālawa — have led to arrests and charges for attempted murder and murder.
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New York Times best-selling author Kathleen Norris discusses her new book, “Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflections on Disability, Faith, and Love."
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Hawai'i Organics Compost on Maui is the island's largest facility of its kind. It has a goal of keeping green waste out of the landfill and using local landscaping resources
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The Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority is working with the attorney general’s office to reinstate federal funding for the Solar for All Program that provided solar energy access for low-income families.
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