Maui

On Maui, more than 100 acres in Kula will one day be native forests — and it’s starting with a newly completed restoration nursery. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol was there for its blessing ceremony.

Adaptations Dance Theater Artistic Director Hallie Hunt spoke with HPR’s Lillian Tsang about creating career opportunities for both local and returning artists through apprenticeships and residency programs like “Bring it Home.”

Just days after the Kula community observed the two-year mark of the 2023 wildfires, a fire burned a beloved upcountry Maui restaurant. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

Maui Kuʻia Estate Chocolate founder Gunars Valkirs spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the slow recovery for businesses two years after the fires.

Friday marked two years since the Maui wildfires. HPRʻs Maui Nui reporter Catherine Cluett Pactol was at Hanakaʻōʻō Beach Park on Maui to report as residents honored the 102 lives lost in the wildfires.

Gerry Ross, a small coffee farmer and the past president of the Maui Coffee Association, prepares for the upcoming Seed to Cup Coffee Festival on Sunday.

The Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires brought devastation to many island residents; these photos show notable sites pictured before or immediately after the fires, and recently, two years later.

Maya Hara, executive director of the Lahaina Jodo Mission, spoke to The Conversationʻs Catherine Cruz about honoring those who lost their lives in the fires. She also shared the latest on plans to rebuild Lahaina Jodo Mission.

Tonata Lolesio, principal of Sacred Hearts School spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the wildfires and starting off this academic year in a temporary location in Kāʻanapali.

The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Aaron Salā, Tom Mullen, and Jeffrey Eslinger from the Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau about its marketing recovery plan designed to revitalize Maui's tourism industry and economy.