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- The fires in Maui, Hawaii, displaced 6,200 families, many of whom are still looking for housing.
- Some locals have left the state altogether, while others are desperate to stay in their communities.
- Lawmakers are weighing a bill aimed at curbing short-term rentals across Hawaii.
When the fires in Maui, Hawaii, tore through the historic town of Lahaina in August 2023, 6,200 families were suddenly homeless, left to scramble for long-term housing through the sea of short-term rentals that have proliferated on the island.