The Maui wildfires already caused widespread damage in Lahaina, but more remains at risk

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Buildings still smolder days after a wildfire gutted downtown Lahaina on August 11, 2023.
Buildings still smolder days after a wildfire gutted downtown Lahaina on August 11, 2023.

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On Maui, a perfect storm of climate, colonialism, and failed emergency systems made the deadliest US wildfire in over a century

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A burned cars sits among destroyed buildings in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023.
A burned cars sits among destroyed buildings in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina on August 11, 2023.

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Maui wildfires made Hawaii's housing market crisis worse — residents already feared being priced out

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An aerial view shows the historic Banyan Tree along with destroyed homes, boats, and buildings burned to the ground in the historic Lahaina town in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 10, 2023.
An aerial view shows the historic Banyan Tree along with destroyed homes, boats, and buildings burned to the ground in the historic Lahaina town in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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