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The Conversation: State housing assistance for displaced Maui families; Song of the rare ʻAkiapōlāʻau

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FILE - A woman digs through rubble of a home destroyed by a wildfire on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lāhainā, Hawaiʻi. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - A woman digs through rubble of a home destroyed by a wildfire on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lāhainā, Hawaiʻi. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
  • Department of Human Services Deputy Director Trista Speer details a state program leveraging the short-term rental market to help families displaced by the Maui fires who don’t qualify for federal assistance | Full Story
  • Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Christie Wilson provides a Reality Check on a Maui County Council bill aimed at enticing owners of short-term rentals to use their units as long-term housing solutions for those displaced after the August fires on Maui | Full Story
  • Maui-born Keeana Villamar discusses her parents’ journey to find a home in Lahaina after immigrating from the Philippines — which they’re facing again after the fire that devastated the town | Full Story
  • Manu Minute host Patrick Hart highlights the disappearing Hawaiian honeycreeper ʻAkiapōlāʻau, with a distinct population on the slopes of Maunakea | Full Story
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
Stephanie Han was a producer for The Conversation.
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