The Conversation: Wildfire costs; How to increase local volunteerism

By Catherine Cruz,

Savannah Harriman-Pote

Published April 16, 2024 at 11:19 AM HST

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Two workers put up a fence along a residential area destroyed by a deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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Savannah Harriman-Pote

Savannah Harriman-Pote is the energy and climate change reporter. She is also the lead producer of HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at sharrimanpote@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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