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John Pritchett: Missed Opportunities John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

John Pritchett: Missed Opportunities

Despite years of studies and debate over managing the risk from wildfires, government officials still neglected the opportunities to put money or programs in place to address the growing problem.

Catherine Toth Fox: ‘This Is About Giving Students A Voice’ To Help Their Community Courtesy: Pearl Harbor Elementary School/2023

Catherine Toth Fox: ‘This Is About Giving Students A Voice’ To Help Their Community

Pearl Harbor Elementary School students demonstrate confidence, maturity and empathy in their Maui wildfire relief efforts.

Neal Milner: The Hard Choices Ahead For Lahaina Used with permission Eagleview Technologies/Civil Beat/2023

Neal Milner: The Hard Choices Ahead For Lahaina

Whose vision will shape the town’s new form and how fast should it happen?

Naka Nathaniel: The Hard Lessons We Have Learned From Hilo And Kauai Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Naka Nathaniel: The Hard Lessons We Have Learned From Hilo And Kauai

Many families can’t afford the time it will take to rebuild the Maui economy.

Empathy Emerges Amidst The Ashes Of The Maui Wildfires Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Empathy Emerges Amidst The Ashes Of The Maui Wildfires

In any disaster, the best and worst of human tendencies emerge.

Denby Fawcett: Show Respect For Lahaina By Restoring Its Once Lush Wetlands Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Denby Fawcett: Show Respect For Lahaina By Restoring Its Once Lush Wetlands

It is too early to focus on rebuilding, but cultural advocates already see an opportunity to return to a Lahaina of the past.

Danny De Gracia: Quitting Is Easy, But The Job Is About Fixing What Is Broken Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Danny De Gracia: Quitting Is Easy, But The Job Is About Fixing What Is Broken

Peacetime training processes should help expose organizational weaknesses.

Understanding The Weather Forecasts That Preceded The Maui Wildfires NASA/2023

Understanding The Weather Forecasts That Preceded The Maui Wildfires

The meteorological conditions that caused the ongoing tragedy were complex.

Jonathan Okamura: Lahaina’s History Of Labor Activism Should Be Remembered Provided: Jonathan Okamura

Jonathan Okamura: Lahaina’s History Of Labor Activism Should Be Remembered

Government, business and community leaders need to prioritize workers in restoration plans.

John Pritchett: Flock Of Lawyers John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

John Pritchett: Flock Of Lawyers

Within days of the start of the Maui wildfires, attorneys in Honolulu and California filed a class action suit against Hawaiian Electric on behalf of victims and survivors.