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One year later, Lahaina looks to restoration | CNN

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Lahaina, Maui , burned down in August 2023 , killing 102 people and wiping out the town that was once the center of the Hawaiian Kingdom .

The town has had many incarnations from sleepy fishing village to royal capital.

In the 1800 ’s it was center of Pacific whaling trade, and after that it became a plantation town.

In 1914 , a baseball field was built on top of the royal palace.

When the plantations left Lahaina , developers sent the water that had been diverted from Lahaina to resorts, golf courses and a luxury subdivision.

With the wetlands gone, a dry downtown Lahaina had less protection from wildfires.

The nearby abandoned sugarcane fields soon filled with highly flammable, non-native grasses.

Restoring native trees and plants to Lahaina ’s mountainsides could help control those sources of fuel.

Residents and community leaders agree that the first priority for Lahaina is housing displaced residents and restoring small businesses.

After that, the town can decide what cultural sites to restore.

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76

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74

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informal

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English

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42

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