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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, alongside local cleanup crews, started removing thousands of pounds of fire debris from Lahaina last week. The first property, which is located on Fleming Road, was completely cleared on Thursday. Here are some photos of the cleanup process from Lahaina to the Olowalu storage site.
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Debris removal in Lahaina started earlier this week and the first property was completely cleared Thursday. To help property owners understand that process and the timeline of the clean-up, Maui County scheduled two informational workshops.
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During this phase, the remaining debris is wet down with water to minimize dust, encapsulated in thick industrial plastic, and sealed before transport to the temporary storage site in Olowalu. For many Lahaina residents, the cleanup marks a big step toward their goal of rebuilding. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports from Maui Nui.
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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen says a site selected to hold debris from last year's wildfires that devastated Lahaina will not permanently store it. Instead, the debris will be at the Olowalu site south of Lahaina only until a permanent spot is identified and a landfill built there. Bissen says the site is necessary so the debris can be removed from Lahaina and residents can return.
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O‘ahu residents are urged to responsibly recycle their live Christmas trees through convenient disposal programs.
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Lahaina fire debris removal is set to begin in mid-January, but officials and the West Maui community are weighing the decision of where to put a permanent debris holding site. Officials said sending debris out of Hawaiʻi is not an option. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.
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The County of Kauaʻi is getting some pushback for a proposed landfill site. Kauaʻi’s only landfill is located in Kekaha on the island’s west side. It's scheduled to reach capacity in 2026.
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The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has given the go-ahead to use the 53-acre Olowalu landfill to store fire debris from the August wildfires. Maui County requested to use the landfill, which it argued would provide logistical benefits for debris cleanup.
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Maui County is requesting to dispose of debris from the Aug. 8 fires in a spot close to the closed Olowalu landfill, which is about 5 miles from the impact zone.
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More than a million tons a year of America's plastic trash isn't ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per…