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Residents of Kula, Maui , rebuilt their homes after last year's wildfire destroyed 19 homes.
With donated hoses and some impromptu training, some even learned how to open a standpipe to attack flames themselves if needed.
"Anyone around who sees something, you’re on duty,” said Mark Ross , who lost a rental property where he had planned to retire with his wife.
The charred trees will soon be cleared and replanted with species that thrived on Maui more than a century ago .
After raising $1.6 million in federal funds and private grants, the nonprofit is ready to break ground on a nursery for native plants.
The native plants more effectively capture rainwater and moisture from fog than invasives.
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