'We're going to survive and it's going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on

Hawaii residents have faced a year of challenges since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century decimated Lahaina.

To mark the anniversary, The Associated Press interviewed seven survivors its journalists first encountered in the days , weeks or months after the fire.

Among their difficulties, they also have found hope, resilience and determination.

"We're going to survive and it's going to come back," one survivor says.

Mike Vierra spent sleepless nights fretting about where his wife, Leola , and their daughter would live when he was gone.

The wildfire had reduced their home of more than half a century to hardened pools of melted metal, burned wood and broken glass.

Leola Vierra and her daughter moved multiple times after the fire, switching hotel rooms and vacation rentals.

Ai Hironaka left behind their home and the Japanese Buddhist temple where he was resident minister and caretaker.

Fire captain: "For the most part, we’re able to always win" Jordan Ruidas was seven months pregnant when last year's fire destroyed Lahaina .

Ruidas started a Facebook fundraiser to help families in the 21 homes that burned.